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Renaissance Music. AH-HS-1.1.1 AH-HS-2.1.1 AH-HS-3.1.1. COUNTERPOINT. Twoormoremelodiclinesoccuringatthesametime Eachvoice,orpart,isindependent. SacredMusic. GermanChorale ResultofMartinLuther’sdesiretobringpeopleintomoredirectcontactwithGod
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Renaissance Music AH-HS-1.1.1 AH-HS-2.1.1 AH-HS-3.1.1
COUNTERPOINT • Twoormoremelodiclinesoccuringatthesametime • Eachvoice,orpart,isindependent
SacredMusic • GermanChorale • ResultofMartinLuther’sdesiretobringpeopleintomoredirectcontactwithGod • Hymnswerecreatedsotheentirecongregationwouldsing,notjustthechoir • Sunginthevernacular,language,ofthecommonpeople
SecularMusic • Madrigals • Onesingerperpart(counterpoint) • 3typesofmadrigals • Madirgalproper • TheBallett • TheAyre
MarigalProper • Newtuneforeachnewlineoftest • Wordsandmusiccloselymatched
TheBallett • Lighterinstylethanthemadirgalproper • Sometimesdancedaswellassung
TheAyre • “ayre”meanssong • Canbeperformedbysolovoiceaccompaniedbyaninstrument(s)orallpartssungwithoutinstrumentalaccompaniment • Printedon2pagesofabook • Themelodyisontheleftpage • Thelowerparts(harmony)isontherightpage
St.Mark’sCathedral • Venice,Italy • Twoorganlofts • Twochoirlofts • Allowedforpolychoralcompositions • Phrasefromleftsideofthechurchwasechoedoransweredbytherightside
Aerial view of St.Mark’s CathedralArtifice Inc.(2012).St. Marks. Retrieved September15,2012 from http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/St_Marks.html.
Giovanni Gabrieli • 1557-1612 • Born and lived in Venice,Italy • 1584 became principal organist of St. Mark’s • Most of his works are sacred choral and instrumental • Used the setup of St. Mark’s to write polychoral music • Cori spezzati (separate choirs) • Sonata Pian e Forte • 1st piece of music to have markings to distinguish between piano and forte (loud and soft)
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina • 1525-159 • Age 19, appointed organist of the cathedral in Palestrina Italy • 1550 Pope Julius III appointed him maestro of Capella Giulia • Wrote motets and masses
Palestrina • “Prince of Music” • “Saved music” by proving counterpoint and clarity of text could live together • Complete works number about 1,000
The Growth of Music • Printing press allowed more widespread distribution of music • First score was printed with bars and lines in 1557 • Music was now less expensive