The renaissance was a time of revival. Great scientific and technological discoveries have resulted in a change in the everyday lives of people. The world has discovered great painters, writers, philosophers, humanists. New social opportunities, such as the emergence of reformation and counter-reformation have also influenced the development of music. In the Renaissance, we _witness the strong development of sacred music. However, there are also secular musical forms that approach the common man, for example villota, frottola, madrigal. This paper describes the development of Renaissance music, its most significant forms, and gives a brief overview of the most important composers of that time. Also, the historically informed approach to contemporary performing of Renaissance music is described. In the research part of work, textbooks for Music Culture, i.e. CDs with textbooks, in the first three grades of elementary school, have been analysed, and the results indicate that the Renaissance music is extremely poorly represented. It is suggested to introduce more listening examples of music of Renaissance period so that the children of this age can get to know more about Renaissance music and develop greater preferences for it.