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What was the1st polyphonic mass by a known composer and who was it by?
"Notre Dame Mass"- Machaut
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What years did the Renaissance last?
1450-1600
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What invention helped spread music? Did choirs grow or shrink?
The Printing Press .Choirs GREW.
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What is a patron? Who are what was an important musical patron?
A patrin is some one who pays an adult to create art for them. The CHURCH was an important musical patron.
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Where did many important composers come from?
Where was Europe's "musical center" in the 16th century?
- FLANDERS= important composers
- Musical center=Italy
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What is word painting?
Musical representation of specific poetic images.
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What is the primary texture of Renaissance music?
POLYPHONIC
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Josquin Desprez
- Flemish
- "Ave Maria-Virgo Serena"
- *Motet
- *Strong imitation
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Dominant philosophical movement?
- HUMANISM
- secular music expands greatly, much more written
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Martin Luther
- Catholic Monk- Protest Reformation
- Wanted people to interpret the bible themselves
- Founded Protestant Church
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How did catholics respond with counter-reformation?
- Council of Trent: polyphony and imitation confused the message of sacred lyrics.
- -Was created to "fix catholicism"
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Giovanni Pierluigi da palestrina
- (ca. 1525-1594)
- 104 masses,140 madrigals,300 motets
- "kyrie" from "Pope marcellus Mass"
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Secular Renaissance Music
2 sacred forms: Mass + Motet
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What is a MADRIGAL
- Song about secular subjects; Love (Italy)
- Originally, a secular love poem
- Texture: Mostly polyphonic, but can contain homophony and even monophony
- Favorite technique: Word Painting
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"As vesta was descending"
- by Thomas Weelkes
- -An english madrigal- "through composed":music flows and changes throughout the song
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Renaissance Ballet
- Usually more homophonic than madrigal
- Chorus usually ends with syllable "fa-la"
- STROPHIC: music of the verse generally repeats over and over
- "Now is the Month of Maying"-Thomas morley
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Instrumental Music
- A lot was adapted from vocal Music, Dance Music
- Lute music becomes very popular during Renaissance
- Instruments: Viol, Sackbut,Harpsichord,Timpani,Lute
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Court Dance
- Pavane & Gaillad
- Italian Instrumental dance: RICECAR by Andrea Gabrieli
- Pavane(slow,duple(2)), france
- Gaillard(faster,triple meter(3)), france..."Daphne"
- "kemps jig": lively upbeat dance
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Late Renaissance
- Italy's RICHEST cultural center: Venice
- St. Marks Choirmasters: Andrea Gabrieli(uncle) and Giovanni G.(Nephew)
- *created venetian school
- *wrote works for voice and instruments, specified untruments to use
- Polychoral Motet: separate choirs aound st.marks cathedral "surround sound"
- *Giovanni Gabrielli: "o magnum myserium"
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