MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Barbara Strozzi, Duple And Quadruple Metre, Homophony

• School: UCF
• Department: Music: Music Literature
• Course: MUL 2010
• Professor: Laszlo Marosi

Document Summary

Chamber music- instrumental music for a small ensemble, with only one player to each part. Homophony made the improvision of opening melody returns twice and becomes more florid with each appearance. Alternates the two contrasting melodies- the first in duple meter, the second in triple meter- to create a large scale structure. Refrain- the same words with the same basic melody recurring at regular intervals over the course of a work. In addition to basso continuo( harpsichord, cello, and lute)