07:700:131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ritornello, Josquin Des Prez
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A famous composer that used imitation was josquin des pres. He combined imitation with other textures that were sometimes homophonic. An example of imitation is row row row your boat . Imitation began to show up in other kinds of music apart from sacred songs. Fugue evolved from the motet of the 16th century. Differed from the motet one would hear in mass movements. Has one subject so to create interest, the fugue occurs in different keys except for the last one, where it appears in a tonic key. Used as a prelude for church services. Js bach was a harpsichordist, organist, violinist, and one of the greatest masters of polyphonic composition. His music stands as one of the greatest examples of music from any age. It"s a concept that"s related to the fugue and is usually used alongside the baroque concertato during the first half of 18th century.
