VPMC88H3 Lecture : Lecture 4
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Machaut messe de nostre dame was the first polyphonic setting of ordinary mass. Cyclic cantus firmus was first composed by dunstable. Du fay"s missa se la face ay pale was unusual piece because the borrowed melody was from secular music. Paraphrase add notes to cantus firmus and imitation in all voices. Edit the tenor voice, then borrowed melody is imitated in all voices. Parody mass borrowing all voices in a polyphonic music. Opinion against humanism obscure the text, not about expression of composer, should be more about god and text. Frottola italian strophic song, 4 part homophony, simple harmony/ melody, syllabic, upbeat. 1stanza, 7 -11 syllabic lines, rhymed couplet, through composed. pastoral subjects, often erotic subtext, classical greek and rome. wordpainting on a thousand times a day through repetition. Spin spirit point of imitation, 16th note, overlap. Prima prattica style vs. seconda prattica (second stage of madrigal) High a note is an unprepared dissonance www. notesolution. com.
