MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Josquin Des Prez, Frottola, Ballata
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Music 1a03 - lecture 12 - josquin des prez. > franco flemish composer, greatest composer of the early renaissance. > martin luther said that he was the master of the notes. > he was international celebrity in his lifetime. > secular genres: chanson, ballata, frottola (ex. is the cricket) > he then moved to south italy, then north italy. > he creates variety within his structure (listen for how he paired voices together and how they echo each other) Melody > disjunct motion with opening perfect fourth interval. Texture > voices often move in the same direction. > unison in the end, there is homophony. > voices at the beginning sing by themselves, somewhat monophonic. > a lot of echoing that happens (imitative counterpoint) Harmony > voices follow after each other as they enter consecutively in the beginning. > top voices tends to be emphasized rst with the other lower voices emphasized after.
