MUSI 1001 Lecture 16: l16

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The reformation: began on october 31, 1517, martin luther nailed his ninety-five theses on the church door wittenberg, germany, much of northern europe joined the reformation, churches made effective use of simple homophonic hymn settings. The counter-reformation: the church of rome reformed its administration and doctrine, as well as art, liturgy, and music, reform aspects debated by the church hierarchy during the council of trent (1545-1563) Only a minor part of their deliberations concerned music. Objected to dense imitation that obscured the text. The music palestrina demonstrated that polyphony could be composed in a clear and dignified manner. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina (1525-1594: born in the small town of palestrina, near rome, spent nearly his entire career at major churches in rome, including st. peter"s basilica, called (cid:498)the savior of church music(cid:499, compositions. Demonstrated to the council of trent that polyphony could be clear and not obscure the text.

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