MUSC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina, Renaissance Music, Gregorian Chant
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Week 2 january 13, 2014: the musical historical periods roughly break down into, medieval period, ca. 400 to 1400: renaissance period, 1400-1600, baroque period, 1600-1750, classical period, 1750-1800, romantic period, 1800-1900, 20th-century music, the renaissance, meaning of the term, started to see themselves different from those behind them, human progress. 56 a medieval depiction of pope gregory vs. pg. More line of perception in later art pg. Taking individual words and building the piece around them. Why was it popular: grandiose spectacle and intense expression, orfeo by monteverdi (1607) Composed as part of the carnival season of entertainment: caravaggio what"s his contribution, dramatic, realistic religious imagery, it"s like jumping in at a moment in time, the calling of saint matthew (1600) The martyrdom of saint matthew: violent, ominous move. Starkly lit figures against dark backgrounds striking effect: rembrandt, pg. A song: more an emotion rather than straight-ahead information. Vocalist rules: also functions because it starts to fill out more chords.
