MUSICAL CONTEXT Increased Interest in Humanist Learning The arts became an important measure of learning and culture. Music moved from the science of number to an expressive art viewed as an equal to rhetoric. The rise and rapid spread of music printing increased access to music and books about music. Increased Patronage of Music The rich courts and civic governments of the Renaissance supported music to a degree not previously seen. This level of musical support was also provided by the religious institutions of the day. Territorial Expansion and Increased Wealth As a result of colonial expansion, great wealth flowed into European cities and courts. Travel and the resulting musical exchange became a driving force for the creation of a more international musical style.
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