1450
1600
Genres of Music of
A Cappella vocal composition
Choral music without
instrumental accompaniment
Secular vocal composition
topics: love, humor, and hate, grief,
fear, shock and scenery presented
at home or social gatherings.
Text in Sonnet
A Renaissance poem.
Written in vernacular
Combining polyphonic and
consisting of two or more
simultaneous lines of independent
melody
homophonic texture
two or more parts move together
in harmony, the relationship
between them creating chords.
Often uses word painting
musical technique of writing
music that reflects the literal
meaning of a song
Thomas Weelkes (ca. 1575-1623)
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill
Descending
from an anthology of English madrigals
entitled The Triumphes of Oriana written
in honor of Queen Elizabeth in 1601 (the
Queen was often called Oriana)
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill
Descending
word painting
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
Descending
scales.
Ascending
scales.
Rapid
descending
figures.
As Vesta was from Latmos hill
descending,
she spied a maiden queen the
same ascending,
attended on by all the shepherds
swain,
to whom Diana's darlings came
running down amain.
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
Two voices.
Three
voices;
all voices.
First two by two,
then three by three together,
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
Solo voice.
leaving their goddess all alone, hasted
thither,
and mingling with the shepherds of her
train
with mirthful tunes her presence
entertain.
Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of
Diana,
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
Brief joyful
phrase
imitated
among voices;
long notes in
bass.
Long live fair Oriana!
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending
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Genres of Music of
sacred choral works performed
in worship services but not in
mass.
a cappella
Imitative polyphony
"points" of imitation alternate
with duets.
DOES NOT incorporate text
painting
the church was against
"theatrical" music in church
services
Josquin Des Prez
Ave Maria…Virgo Serena
Ave Maria...Virgo Serena
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