MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Secularism, Latin Literature, Cantus Firmus
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Concert review: options are available this month, friday evening concert on oct. 24 will be fantastic, , you can"t msaf this assignment bc it"s due anytime over the next couple months, plan ahead, think about what might work. Renaissance sacred music: the renaissance mass: the ordinary of the mass was set to music, 5 movements of the ordinary, kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus. Oct. 6, 2014: agnus dei, originally sung in latin, now the ordinary is recited on sung in the vernacular, illustrates change in society/culture, breaking away from tradition, one of the big changes in the mass. Music is changing, but so is the idea of what can be done w/ the singing: settings of the mass are often based on fixed voice (cantus firmus, see chart in text about mass. Oct. 6, 2014: more people had access to education and more disposable income, looking more at music in england, venice and other places.
