The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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Religion ’s Profound Effect on Musical Development Religion has been an important part of man ’s life. Man has allowed religion to control and influence his life in many different ways‚ affecting both his behavior and his actions. So its not surprising that music‚ one of man ’s earliest expressive forms‚ has also been influenced by religion. Religion has had an effect on man ’s music all throughout history‚ from the early Egyptians to even now. So it is only natural that Western music should
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PartII The Middle Ages and Renaissance McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Middle Ages (450-1450) – Rome sacked by Vandals—455 – Beowolf—c. 700 – First Crusade—1066 – Black Death—1347-52 – Joan of Arc executed by English—1431 McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Renaissance (1450-1600) – Guttenberg Bible—1456 – Columbus reaches America—1492 – Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa—c. 1503 – Michelangelo:
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In the late 1300’s a musical movement started in France. This movement was known to be as Ars Nova. The word Ars Nova means ‘inventor of new art’ and was created by Philippe de Vitry‚ a very well known French composer and poet. Modern scholars of the early 14th century liked the term Ars Nova so much‚ that they adopted it as a suitable word denoting the entire century of music before the 1300’s. During this time period a very influential composer started to emerge during the Ars Nova movement‚ Guillaume
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contains the same rhythms. The leading composer during this period of time was Guillaume de Machaut‚ who composed works for many different genres. His motet Felix virgo / Inviolata / Ad Te Suspiramus is a perfect example of isorhythm. Isorhythmic motets were longer and more complex than their predecessors. Felix virgo / Inviolata / Ad Te Suspiramus is a motet that contains four voices: motetus‚ triplum‚ tenor‚ contratenor.
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to simply as Josquin‚ was aFranco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is also known as Josquin Desprez and Latinized as Josquinus Pratensis‚ alternatively Jodocus Pratensis. He himself spelled his name "Josquin des Prez" in an acrostic in his motet Illibata Dei virgo nutrix.[2][3] He was the most famous European composer between Guillaume Dufay and Palestrina‚ and is usually considered to be the central figure of the Franco-Flemish School. Josquin is widely considered by music scholars to be
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prove that Josquin’s Miserere is that of “typical” sixteenth century piece. While the Miserere has been noted as anything but typical‚ for use in this paper “typical” will be defined as “possessing all the qualities” of a sixteenth century five-voiced motet. I will demonstrate that Josquin adhered to the “typical” counterpoint rules in the sixteenth century. Josquin’s life For all of his musical fame‚ Josquin des Prez still remains a “surprisingly elusive historical figure.”[2] Because there are
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WILLIAM BYRD Gradulia Andrea Campbell MUSC 311 Dr. Hugo Oct. 19 2012 Introduction William Byrd was one of the best English composers during the renaissance era. He is one of the greatest known Elizabethan composers of scared music and one of the main writers for the virginals. He wrote many different forms of music that were popular in England at the time. Some of these include sacred and secular polyphony‚ keyboard
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What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. The three forms of English madrigals are Madrigal Proper‚ The Ballet‚ and The Ayre. In Madrigal Proper‚ the madrigal was through composed. This type of madrigal used a good amount of word-painting which is when you connect the music to the words in the text. The Ballet is where the dancers tell the story through their movements and the tone of the music. Lastly‚ The Ayre is a form of madrigal that is performed in an assortment of
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