MUSI 2730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina, Oboe, Lamb Of God
25 Jan 2018
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Renaissance: social music-making: early development of part songs (separate musical lines, two secular genres, chanson (developed from medieval tradition, madrigal, short poem songs with focus on the words, (cid:862)(cid:449)o(cid:396)d pai(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g(cid:863, most important secular genre of the 16th century. Jacques arcadelt (1507-1568: belgian, moved to italy in 1520s, composer of sacred and secular works, book of madrigals (1538) Il bianco e dolce cigno (the white and sweet swan) Intended for amateurs: homorhythms, subtle word painting. English composers: development of the italian madrigal in england, simpler and lighter in style, nonsense syllables in refrain (fa-la-la ) Irish organist and choirmaster: moved to england in 1599, light-hearted and clever madrigals, fair phyllis, 4-voice acapella, pastoral text. Renaissance sacred music: golden age of the a capella style, polyphony based on principal of imitation, ha(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:374)ies (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) (cid:862)s(cid:449)eete(cid:396)(cid:863) sou(cid:374)ds of (cid:272)lose i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:448)als, used of cantus firmus (fixed melody) triple meter holy meter.
