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Chapter 4 Quam Pulchra es Instrumentation – males voices Genre/Form – Motet (conductus motet) Composer – John Dunstable Date/Era – 1410-1430 – early 15th century Characteristics  Homophonic - The lines are build to complement each other  Three parts/voices  Use of thirds  Monotexual  No cantus firmus – no tenor – entirely new composition  Similar to, but not, polyphonic conductus  Ver consonant Conditor alme Instrumentation – voices Genre/Form – Fauxbourdon hymn Composer – Guillaume Du Fay Date/Era – 1430 (?) 15th Century Characteristics  Great use of thirds  Alternates one verse in chant, one verse is harmonized  Melody is in the top voice  Based on a cantus firmus  Polyphonic

Nuper rosarum florus Instrumentation – voices and horns Genre/Form – isorhythmic motet Composer - Guillaume Du Fay Date/Era – 15th century

Characteristics  Thirds  Free counterpoint  Canonical  3/2 time in the tenors then moves to double 4/4 time - 6 to 4 to 2 to 3 – the relationship of the tenors  One of the greatest musical works of the early 15th century – a monumental motet  One of the last isorhythmic structures  The cantus firmus is from an Introit “terrildilis est locus iste”  The lowest sounding voice provides the root of the triad  Each voice has own melody

Ave Maria virgo serena Instrumentation – voice Genre/Form – motet Composer – Josquin des Prez Date/Era –late 15th century, 1475-1485 Characteristics  Free counterpoint  Same thing in all the parts – pervading imitation  Sequence  Word painting  Fouxbourdon  Homophonic sections – like on the work “full”  Based on a Gregorian chant  Strophic

Missa se la face Instrumentation – voices Genre/Form – Cyclic Mass Composer - Guillaume Du Fay Date/Era – 1450 / 15th century Characteristics

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Cantus firmus taken from a secular source Free counterpoint The tenor is not the lowest voice Melody is in the tenor, held in long notes Rhythmic Not modal Modern sound

Missa prolationum Instrumentation – voice Genre/Form – canonic mass Composer - Johannes Ockeghem Date/Era – 1420-1496 Characteristics  Different time signatures for the different voices  Bottom two voices written in canon  Two canons simultaneously  Only two of the voices originally notated Missa fortuna desperate Instrumentation Genre/Form – parody mass Composer – Josquin des Prez Date/Era Characteristics  Original by busnois  From duple to triple metre, from original  Added fourth voice

Missa pange lingua Instrumentation Genre/Form – paraphrase Mass

Composer – Josquin de Prez Date/Era Characteristics  From a plainchant hymn  Texture is homogeneous 

Absalon, fili mi Instrumentation Genre/Form – motet Composer – josquin des Prez Date/Era – 1510 (?) Characteristics  The beginning of word painting  Pervading imitation  All voices at low range  Textual theme of lamentation  Word painting  Adieu ces bons vins Instrumentation Genre/Form – Guillaume de fay Composer – chason Date/Era – early 15th century Characteristics  Chason  Rondeau form  Three voices  Same rhythm  Contratenor – filler voice, 8ve leaps, the other voices are in conjunct motion  Strophic  Top line has the melodic interest

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Original tune in the tenor Use of musica ficta

De tous biens plaine Instrumentation  Three viols Genre/Form – chason Composer – Hayne van Ghizeghem Date/Era – 15th century Characteristics  Chason  Three voices  Contratenor – filler  Melodic lines are long and fluid  Rhythmic interplay between voices  Strophic  Imitative writing Innsbruck, ich muss – GET MUSIC AND INFO NOT IN MINE Instrumentation – voice Genre/Form – Tenorlied Composer – Heinrich Isaac Date/Era – early 16th century Characteristics  German composer  Set twice – once with the tune in the tenor and once with the time in the soprano  Became a Lutheran choral  Secular tune at the time  Homophonic texture  Functional bass line Hor veduto ho la speranza Instrumentation – voice, lute Genre/Form – frottola Composer – Marchetto Cara Date/Era – early 16th century Characteristics  Simple harmonic progression

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Polyphonic Melody on the top Functional bass line Strophic Rhythmic

El grillo Instrumentation – voice Genre/Form – chason Composer – Josquin des Prez Date/Era – early 16th century Characteristics  Chordal texture  Not imitative  El grillo means the cricket  Parison chason  Italian language Tant que vivray Instrumentation Genre/Form – Parisian Chason Composer – Claudin Sermisy Date/Era Characteristics

Da la belle contrade Instrumentation Genre/Form – Madrigal Composer – Cipriano de Rore Date/Era Characteristics

Solo e pensoso Instrumentation Genre/Form – madrigal Composer – luca Marenzio Date/Era Characteristics

Moro, lasso Instrumentation Genre/Form – Chromatic Madrigal Composer – Carlo Gesualdo Date/Era Characteristics

Zwischen berg und tiefem tal Instrumentation Genre/Form - Tenorlied Composer- Ludwig Senfl Date/Era Characteristics

Now is the month of maying Instrumentation Genre/Form - canzonet Composer – Thomas Morely

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Come, heavy sleep Instrumentation Genre/Form – madrigal Composer – John Dowland Date/Era Characteristics

Ein feste burg Instrumentation Genre/Form – chorale Composer – Johann Walter Date/Era Characteristics

Verily I say unto you Instrumentation Genre/Form – Full anthem Composer – Thomas tallis Date/Era Characteristics

This is the record of John

Instrumentation Genre/Form – verse anthem Composer - Thomas tallis Date/Era Characteristics

Great service Instrumentation Genre/Form Composer – Orlando Gibbons Date/Era Characteristics

Missa papae marcelli Instrumentation Genre/Form – mass, credo Composer – Palestrina Date/Era Characteristics

Diderencias Instrumentation Genre/Form – variations Composer – Antonio de Cabezon Date/Era

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Ricercar Instrumentation Genre/Form – free ricercar Composer – Francesco Spinacino Date/Era Characteristics

The earle of Salisbury Instrumentation Genre/Form – pavana Composer – William Byrd Date/Era Characteristics

Dances of Terpsichore Instrumentation Genre/Form – Composer – Michael Praetoruis Date/Era Characteristics

Cum essem parvulus Instrumentation

Genre/Form – motet Composer – Orlando de Lassus Date/Era Characteristics...