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Agenda• Today – Finish movie & Music notes• Wednesday – Finish Notes/Review music samples• Thursday – Renaissance Dance and Drama• Friday – Binder checks/DEAR• Monday – Test• Tuesday – Make-up Tests/DEAR
Music Before the Renaissance
• Music was strictly regulated by the church.
• Instruments were very rare.• Most songs were Gregorian Chant.
Two Thoughts on Polyphony
• Pope (Rome)– Obstructs words– Frivolous– Associated with
pagan rites– Clashing notes
labeled as evil
• Antipope (Avignon)
– Musical Innovation– Pleasing Sound
Renaissance Strings
• Viola da gamba• Lute• Hurdy Gurdy• Theorbo
Counterpoint
• the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm, and interdependent in harmony
• Basically, it is how notes work together.• Johann Joseph Fux – Renaissance
Counterpoint
Palestrina
• One of the most famous composers of the 16th century.
• Used as perfect example of Renaissance Counterpoint.
• “Sicut Cervus” – “As the Heart”
Secular Music!
• Music performed outside of the church.• Most popular – Madrigals.• English: Thomas Morley & John Farmer• Fa, la, la!
Chant vs. Palestrina
Chant (Schola Gregoriana)• Introitus: Adorate Deum
Palestrina• Sicut Cervus• Missa Ave Maria: Kyrie• Missa Hodie Christus
natus est: Agnus Dei• Motet: Canite tuba• Motet: Ave Maria• Motet: Tui sunt caeli• Motet: Jubilate Deo• Missa Brevis: Credo