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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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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text The Kyrie is not a part of the Mass. false Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called responsorial singing The two main services for the Roman Catholic Church are the daily Offices and the Mass. True The medieval motet usually features multiple texts occurring simultaneously. True Hildegard’s chant Alleluia‚ O virgamediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin. True The text setting in Alleluia‚ O virgamediatrix is mostly syllabic. False
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notation of writing music‚ neumes‚ was constantly changed. Neumes originally only stated the direction of the melody‚ but musicians began to add note heads and flags‚ stating how long to hold the note. A motet‚ a type of vocal music‚ was being developed around the end of the Middle Ages. Motets became greatly important during the Renaissance. It was built around the tenor melody. The second and third vocal part‚ duplum and triplum‚ were usually faster and higher parts. The tenor part was usually
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Medieval Era (600-1450) I. Music of the Medieval World (“When God saw that many men were lazy‚ and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading‚ He wished to make it easy for them‚ and added the melody to the Prophet’s words‚ that all being rejoiced by the charm of music‚ should sing hymns to Him with gladness.” -St. John Chrysostom [345-407]. 1:53) * A. Sacred Music (Gregorian Chant) o 1. An assemblage of a body of music into an organized liturgy associated with
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History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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Machaut (1300-1377/Ars Nova) Songs Composed Polyphonic Progression: Dame‚ de qui toute ma joie vient Quant en moi About: -Medieval French poet and composer -part of the musical movement known as Ars Nova -helped developed the motet and secular song forms -survived the black death/plague -composed 400 poems‚ 235 ballades‚ 76 rondeux‚ 39 virelais‚ 24 lais‚ 10 complaintes and 7 chansons royales. -majority of his poems reflect on the conventions of courtly love. Chapter
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became the favored instrument of the time period‚ and it was established as the standard instrument for family music making during the 16th century. Masses and motets were the primary forms for sacred vocal polyphony. These were accompanied by the lute or a small instrumental ensemble or consort. Secular vocal forms included motets‚ madrigals and songs‚ while instrumental pieces were usually short polyphonic works or music for dancing. Renaissance
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Renaissance and Baroque two Historical Periods in Art The word Renaissance means rebirth‚ a rebirth that started in Italy and later spread throughout Europe that spanned from a period of 14th century through the 16th century. Some historians regard the Renaissance period as a bridge that provided cultural and intellect from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The Renaissance period brought the revival of classical art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ and learning. But most of all the Renaissance
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joint monopoly between the two to import‚ print‚ publish‚ and sell music‚ as well as printing music paper. In that same year‚ the two made their first work: Cantiones sacrae (sacred songs)‚ which included 34 motets (vocal music). They split the work between them‚ having Byrd write 18 of the motets and Tallis write 16. Two years later‚ Byrd moved his family to Harlington‚ Middlesex.
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