MUSIC 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Josquin Des Prez, Ludwig Senfl, Nicolas Gombert
25 Nov 2016
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Chapter 5: church polyphony in the late 15th and 16th. Humanism- use of the ideals of rhetoricians: declamation, syntax and semantic content. Imitation or parody- an entire polyphonic piece becomes a basis for a new composition. Music was to be regarded as a branch of poetic eloquence: a by-product of humanism. If music was now to be a form or genius, it could no longer be regarded simply as the application of formal rules. Something essentially unteachable yet capable of being developed through education. Poeta nascitur non fit(cid:863)- a composer who is born not made. His professional career spanned forty-five years and yielded a large output. We have no reliable chronology of his work. His music was shaped closely around the words it contains. Stylistic influence was enormous and widely acknowledged. Music set the standard for a new musical aesthetic based on clear texture, lucid text declamation, and rhetorical expression. Jos(cid:395)ui(cid:374)(cid:859)s ave maria was supremely valued by many humanist musicians.
