because it is the first unified setting of the Ordinary of the Mass. Read the articles on pages 62 and 63 about Hildegard of Bingen. Know the term humanism (75) and the effects it had on the composition of liturgical music. More terms: motet (76) a cappella (77) imitation (76) madrigal (82) word painting (83) Read up on Palestrina (78-81)‚ the Counter-Reformation and the Missa Papae Marcelli (Mass for Pope Marcellus). Read about Josquin Desprez (75-77) and Thomas Weelkes (83)
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Q1. In no more than 500 words compare the use of the cantus firmus technique in Guillaume Dufay’s Agnus Dei from his Missa L’homme armé and Josquin de Prez’s Agnus Dei from his Mass L’homme armé. The Cantus Firmus technique is an existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition. The cantus firmus had been the most commonly used for writing masses throughout most of the 15th century. It is traditionally written in the alto clef and begins and ends on the tonic of the key or the
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The motet is hardly a term that can be defined in brief. It is a word that requires a descriptive analysis for each time period. Throughout its history‚ the motet has taken on several different forms and ideas. A significant difference in the definition of the motet can be seen between the 13th and 14th centuries. It is appropriate to begin in the 13th century‚ when the motet was originated. Originally‚ the motet was seen as a decoration of chant‚ for it was based on the sacred Latin texts of
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Contemporary Choral Compositions Most people that live in the modern generation view choral music as old‚ boring harmonies whose composers died with kings. However‚ choral music is not just for the elderly singing hymns apathetically in the church pews on Sunday morning. Though the perception of it remains unenthusiastic among common listeners‚ the life of choral music is not as dead or boring as most would assume. Choral music is made modern‚ enjoyable‚ and vibrant through the works of contemporary
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Guillaume de Machaut’s Mass‚ Messe de Notre Dame (Kyrie)‚ was written during the late Medieval Period. In 1337‚ Machaut became a Canon at Reims. It is believed that the The Mass was composed for this cathedral. The piece is a four-voice polyphonic Mass of the Ordinary. Machaunt’s Mass mainly embodies the typical formal structure of the plainsong Mass common to the period. The Kyrie has three sections‚ each performed three times. This three-part division was symbolic of the three parts of
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jakeimmeron@hotmail.com 1. What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. There is madrigal proper (used word painting to associate music with the words in text and was through composed)‚ ballet (stories are told by the dancers’ moves and what tone the music is)‚ and ayre (uses a multitude of ways to be performed but does not necessarily need to have accompaniment). 2. What were chorales? Why were they popular? Chorales were melodies that were easy to sing‚ usually
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CHANHASSEN CHOIR CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014-2015 SEPTEMBER 24 HOMECOMING POWDERPUFF NAT’L ANTHEM 6:30 PM Chamber Singers OCTOBER 1 CHORAL PARTNERSHIP CLASSICAL MPR Concert choir during class with Tesfa W. OCTOBER 2 NATIONAL ANTHEM AT FOOTBALL GAME Concert Choir OCTOBER 8 METRO WEST MEN’S CHOIR FESTIVAL Men’s Chorale to Cooper High School (school day) OCTOBER 13 FALL CHOIR CONCERT 7:00 PM CNHS Theatre – all choirs OCTOBER 25 ACDA OF MN MEN’S/WOMEN’S CHOIR
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March Concert Make-Up Assignment For the March district concert‚ the Chorale sang a variety of songs including Land of Our Dreams‚ Seize the Day‚ The Water is Wide‚ and They Dared to Dream. Some songs were filled with emotion‚ such as Land of Our Dreams‚ while others were peaceful‚ like The Water is Wide. The biggest part about the four songs that the Chorale performed are that you had to keep the sound moving and make it seem like the song was going somewhere. Dynamics and vowel sounds were also
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Unit Four: Text Questions 1. 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
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Anthem for the doomed youth Wilfred Owen seeks to highlight the horror of war in “Anthem for Doomed Youth.” No matter how much we memorialize‚ tribute‚ or honour the fallen‚ we can’t ever really know what it was like for the soldiers in those horrible moments before death. “Anthem for Doomed Youth” strives to make it impossible for us to ignore those realities‚ and to realize that in the face of all that horror‚ our anthems might ring hollow‚ no matter how much we seek meaning in them. Choirs‚
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