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Chapter Six: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600

Chapter Six: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600. Renaissance music Humanism Michelangelo ’ s David The “ Humanities ”. Josquin Desprez (c. 1455-1512). Worked in Italy, including in Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Motets : Musical style

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Chapter Six: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600

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  1. Chapter Six: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600

  2. Renaissance music • Humanism • Michelangelo’s David • The “Humanities”

  3. Josquin Desprez (c. 1455-1512) • Worked in Italy, including in Sistine Chapel in the Vatican • Motets: • Musical style • dramatic texts in the Old Testament • Compared in greatness to Michelangelo

  4. Ave Maria (Hail Mary), c. 1485 • Standard four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, bass • Use of imitation: • A cappella: • Listening Example: pg. 77

  5. Music reflects the text

  6. The Counter-Reformation and Palestrina (1525-1594) • 1517: Martin Luther began the Protestant Revolution • 1545-1563: Council of Trent, led to the Counter- Reformation • Giovanni Palestrina

  7. Giovanni Palestrina (1525-1594) • Composed MissePapaeMarcelli(Mass for Pope Marcellus),1555 (Listening Example: pg. 81)

  8. Popular Music in the Renaissance • 1460: Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press • 1501: First printed book of music in Venice Dance Music • Pavane: • Galliard: • Listening Example: pg. 82

  9. The Madrigal • Madrigal: • Originated in Italy • Word Painting: The process of depicting the text in music by means of expressive musical devices; vivid imagery • Also called Madrigalisms

  10. As Vesta Was from Latmost Hill Descending (1601) – Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) • included in Thomas Morley’s The Triumphs of Oriana(1601) • Collection of 34 madrigals in honor of Queen Elizabeth (1533-1623) • Oriana represents Elizabeth • Listening Example: pg. 84

  11. Images from classical mythology • Use of word painting

  12. Renaissance Music

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