4) Discuss Dufay's harmonic style. The harmonic style of Dufay must be discussed in terms of triadic movement although it is unlikely that he thought in those terms. Triads are the basic harmonic unit out of which his phrases grow. He thought in terms of intervalic relationships between voices. This forms the basis of all harmony. One of the great accomplishments of the Renaissance is his careful method of handling dissonance. This is a keen insight into his harmonic style. His techniques for underpinning the structure of a composition by carefully planned networks of tonal cadences were widely imitated and led to sixteenth-century tonality. He literally created the musical Renaissance. .
5) What is a cyclic Mass? A cyclic Mass is from the Renaissance Period in which the unifying force is the cantus firmus. What is the place of Misa Se al face ay pale in the history of cyclic Mass? Misa Se al face ay pale is the epitome of rationality and order. It is a historical landmark of the cyclic Mass with unifying cantus firmus. .
"Josquin Despez", pp. 122-127.
6) Discuss how the text and music fit together in "Ave Maria virgo serena". Ave Maria virgo serena is one of Josquin's best known works and represents the formation of his style because of his mastery at setting of a rhymed prayer to the Virgin Mary. Each line of the text is given new music in the form of imitation and non- imitation. A musical shape was given to match the quatrains into which the text falls. The individual lines in Ave Maria are simple and straightforward and conceived vocally. There are fewer melismas than in the earlier motets. This is an example of Josquin's increased desire for the relationship between words and music to be more balanced with regard to text declamation.
"Catholic Polyphony: Lassus", pp.
In May of 1445 he finally received some money for his music and performance. ... When he attended a reunion he met his famous Binchois. ... Most of Dufay's music was church music performed in many cathedrals. ... He also wrote 70 secular music pieces. ... His music was very interesting to listen to, for his styles were the same for some songs, but also different. ...
During this time, Dufay learned the techniques of composition from performing and copying music. Like many other composers of his day, Dufay moved to Italy early in his career because it was the big place for music during this time. ... Dufay was an important figure in ushering in the new creative age, the Renaissance, and has become widely recognized for his role in the development of Western music. ... Though at that time Dufay had a "bad reputation for writing the music of masses with secular airs as Canti fermi"(Stainer). ... Dufay understood that good music was just good music and a g...
Typically these Medieval pieces, when fellow music academics and composers analyzed them, were recognized for their complicated structure relating to melodic and rhythmic motives, color and talea. ... Since the text rules the form of the music and because of the sheer complexity of the music, it is considered a Medieval chanson. In what seems to be a gallant effort toward simplicity, Gilles Binchois sets the poem, Dueil Angoisseus, to music. In this chanson, Binchois uses the music and text to encourage expression. ... From old, Medieval music to new, Renaissance music, we see a transformati...
Music from the Renaissance and Baroque period in many ways reflect the mentality and setting of their times, each birthed upon the evolution and changes of profound ideas that became signature motifs of their place in history. ... Along with Dunstable in the list of important composers are Binchois (1400-1460) and Du Fay (1397-1474). ... Like Dunstable, Binchois also experimented with rhythm and used dotted figures and syncopation. ... Together their music was widely distributed in the forms of chansons, motets, and masses. ... Their music was valued highly by their predecessors such as Joqsui...
Music in it's most superior form could not be heard. ... A preference for sacred vocal music was developed and pagan secular music and instruments were rejected. ... Prior to around the year 1000 AD, virtually all music, Western music included, consisted of one dominant, unaccompanied melody line. ... Even though modern scholars are revising their opinions of culture in the Medieval times upward, the average peasant simply couldn't read or write. ... And of course, the monks whose duty it was to notate and copy music would have a tremendous bias toward the sacred music. ...
For example, when one watches videos of rap music, he mostly sees low rider cars, gamblers, singers" personal history reflected in the video and their lifestyle. ... Their fans are influenced by them just like a drug addict. ... There are no cute and sexy singers in the art of instrumental music that the listeners would want to be like or hang their pictures in their bedrooms. ... Their music has been around for centuries and got into the souls of millions of people. ... Their age makes them special; their "wrinkles" make it sound sweeter. ...
This Renaissance revival of Greek and Roman studies emphasized the value of the classics for their own sake, rather than for their bearing to Christianity. ... Consequently, the painted surface was regarded as a window on the natural world, and it became the task of painters to portray this world in their art. ... Attention to the musical tastes of secular society also affected sacred music. ... The most versatile early Renaissance composer was Guillaume Dufay. ... Or in music, which was viewed as enriching the physical world and where music was more simple. ...
Polyphony originated in the halls of the Catholic Church as plainchant, or Gregorian chant. Plainchant involved simple unaccompanied chanting without any established rhythm in either medieval major or minor mode. Around 900 CE, the earliest type of polyphony started appearing as organum, in which...
We can't touch music, but music touches us. ... Eminent musicians across the world in ancient times have not only entertained the rulers of their times, but have also invented new musical instruments and also improvised those present then. ... It has been found out that early musical training in children help to develop their brains faster, especially in areas of language and reasoning. ... Thus it enhances their creativity and analyzing skills. ... It effects human emotions, human behavior and character, their physic and career. ...