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Music during the Renaissance Period
 * The music from the Renaissance Period was a major influence on not only classical but even modern music.
 * It consists of fast paced songs. Or composers that inquire multiple instruments. This put a new spin on the musical world. It influenced famous
 * composers such as, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mozart. John Downland, a Renaissance composer in the 1500’s was known for his lute music in
 * Europe and composed beautiful and melancholy music.

Archecture during the Renaissance Period

· Renaissance architecture was very ornate. It involved many different styles such as Greek and Roman. Most renaissance Architects were Roman. · Many beautiful buildings are recognized today. Such as Cathedrals which had stained glass windows and tall steeples. During the renaissance, in Italy their primary belief was Roman Catholicism. · Leone Battista Alberti was a very well known architect in the time of the Renaissance. He designed Baroque Trevi Fountain in Italy.

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