VPMA93H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Program Music, Aria, Erlking
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Also known as kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei. Kyrie: the first part of the mass ordinary. Kyrie eleison (lord, have mercy) (christ, have mercy) (lord, have mercy) Guillaume de machaut: first composer we know of to compose a music for a complete polyphonic mass ordinary by himself (in the 14th century) using all 5 parts of the mass ordinary. Uses latest musical techniques of the day including isorhythms. Isorhythms: a technique of composition which utilizes a rhythmic structure (talea) and a melodic structure (color) of differing lengths in combination with each other to create interesting musical structures. The focus in this setting is much less on the presentation of text and much more on the complexity and beauty of the music. Guillaume de machaut messe de notre dame, kyrie. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina italian composer active in the 16th century (1525-1594)
