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| Two most important Genres of Church Music in the Renaissance |
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| Genre of Renaissance Church music. Latin text with a sacred Subject. |
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| Roman Catholic church service; or the music written for it. Has 5 major sections. |
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| Section 1 of Mass, a simple prayer |
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| Section 2 of Mass, a long hymn |
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| Section 3 of Mass, a recital of the Christian's list of beliefs |
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| Section 4 of Mass, another shorter hymn |
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| Section 5 of Mass, another simple prayer |
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| The main secular vocal genre of the Renaissance |
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| a musical texture that involves only one melody, combined with chords or other sounds. |
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| A short passage of imitative Polyphony based on a single theme or on two used together |
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| French for song. A genre of French secular vocal music. |
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| "Rebirth" a time period in which the world changed in it's thought process leaning towards the more secular side of things rather than the focus on God that was prevalent in Medieval times. |
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| Describe the chief stylistic traits of Renaissance music. |
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| Defined Rhythm, general dynamics, more instruments |
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| Discuss the general musical characteristics of Dufay's hymn "Ave maris stella." |
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| Paraphrases and then Stanzas. Gregorian hymn, with embellishments in the stanzas and return to chant in paraphrases |
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| Discuss the central characteristics of the late Renaissance mass as exemplified by Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass. |
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| A capella, homophony,larger choir |
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| Discuss the main features of Renaissance secular vocal music |
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| Clear rhythms, brilliant dynamics, light and bouncy, Not religious, not in Latin, usually in English, French or Italian, Chordal |
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| (1400-1474) French composer who worked in Italy for 25 years. He then returned to France and became a celebrity for working in the cathedral of Cambrai. Wrote “Ave Maris Stella” |
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| (1450-1521) The first master of the Renaissance style, born in france worked in Italy. Wrote “Pange lingua Mass” and “Mille regrets” |
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| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
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| (1525-1594) Choirmaster of several of Rome’s most famous chapels and churches including the Sistine chapel during the counter-reformation. Wrote the “Pope Marcellus Mass” |
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| (1575-1623) Wasn’t the best church choirmaster but was a very good composer. One of the best composers of the Madrigal. Wrote “As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending”. |
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| Solemn dance in duple meter, often paired with the Galliard |
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| Fast dance in triple meter, often paired with the slower Pavan |
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| A technique that smoothed out the complexity of the original plainchant and made it a melody that was easily listened to. |
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| Complex texture of different voices (Sop, Alt, Ten, Bass) creates a more or less continuous, harmonious work. |
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| A polyphonic musical texture in which the various melodic lines use approximately the same theme |
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| The way words are set to music, in terms of rhythm, and accents etc |
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| Musical illustration of the meaning of a word or a short verbal phrase |
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