Marquel Gray 9/16/15 Music Appreciation Prof. Harris Josquin Desprez ‚ born Josquin Lebloitte‚ as Desprez was a nickname‚ in either France or Hainaut‚ today known as Belgium‚ though his exact birth place is uncertain. He lived during the 15th and 16th centuries‚ born around the year 1450 a.d. and lived until to the year 1521 a.d. He grew up to become a very influential musician of the time and was a pioneer in music as whole. At the end of his life he was the head administrator of the collegiate
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The Comparison of Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Period The Middle Ages and Renaissance periods saw a dramatic evolution of music and the development of the notation system that has continued to evolve through our present day. Both eras of music had baselines that were the same‚ while they each had their own quality that makes them unique. Composers from both eras were very successful and their music is still heard today. Two types of music developed during the Middle Ages were sacred
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Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most influential composers of the Baroque period. He‚ along with many other composers‚ created some of the earliest European music familiar to us today (What is Baroque Music?). The Baroque period can best be described as using the power of music to communicate (What is Baroque Music?). The composers used a single voice that was accompanied by instruments‚ as well as specifying the instruments used‚ to capture the importance of the relationship between tonic and dominant
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Within sixty years of the opera’s appearance‚ new concepts developed such as the aria‚ which similarly to a theatrical soliloquy‚ real time stops. “In an aria‚ the librettist provides words that pause and reflect and the composer creates music that interprets and deepens the emotions behind those words” (L12‚ 8:12). About “the year 1660‚ the aria had joined recitative as one of the two essential aspects of operatic dramaturgy” (L12‚ 30:21). “Unlike recitative in which the words carry the expressive
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Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer‚ gambist‚ singer and Roman Catholic priest. Monteverdi’s work‚ often regarded as revolutionary‚ marked the change from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two styles of composition – the heritage of Renaissance polyphony and the new basso continuo technique of the Baroque. Monteverdi wrote one of the earliest operas‚ L’Orfeo‚ a novel work that is the earliest
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William Byrd was an English composer and organist during the Shakespearean age. Although the exact date of his birth is highly debated‚ it is supposed that he was born in a town called Lincoln in eastern England somewhere between 1538-1543. The way they come to this conclusion is by looking at his will‚ made in 1622 says he was 80 years old at the making of it‚ so that means he was born in the 1540s. Byrd had two brothers and four sisters. His brothers eventually became merchants‚ but all three
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Composer Biography Paper Purpose: Acquire knowledge of an accomplished composer whose music is not represented in our listening assignments. Note: You cannot do a paper on a composer who is represented on the CDs accompanying the textbook. Appendix B lists many very good composers for you to select from for your paper. If you choose a composer who is not in this list‚ please check with me before you begin your research. If you have trouble deciding‚ try finding a composer from the country of your
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1. What type of vocal music is this? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. Gregorian chant 2. motet 3. recitative 100% 4. madrigal 5. organum Score: 1.92/1.92 2. What is the texture of this music? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. homophonic 100% 2. polyphonic 3. monophonic Score: 1.92/1.92 3. Which example is a recitative? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. the second example 2. the first example
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Church modes were used by composers starting in the 16th century. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Sixteenth-century church music consists of seven different modes based on the C major scale. Each mode has different characteristics and had a specific purpose in 16th-century religious music. Each mode starts on a different degree and creates a different sound. Early composers felt that each mode could evoke specific emotions within the listener. For instance‚ the sixth mode had characteristics
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George Frederic Handel was born on February 23rd 1685‚ and died April 14th 1759. He started as a German composer then moved to a British Baroque composer. He spend the bulk of his career in London. He became well known for operas‚ anthems‚ and organ concertos. He received critical training in Halle‚ Hamburg and Italy before settling in London. Handel’s biggest influences included the composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Handel’s father wanted Handel
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