MUH 3211 - Music History I Music in the 16th Century 11/13/2018 Chapter Six Music in the 16th Century DAY 24 (30 Oct 17)
“self-portrait with convex mirror” (1524) Parmigianino (1503-1540) “self-portrait with convex mirror” (1524) “Madonna dal collo lungo” (1535/40)
Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594) Franco-Flemish (b. 1530 or 32) International (multiple languages) Italy – Mantua & Rome Bavaria – cappella of Albrecht V (Munich) More daring text setting - “mannerist” (text, p.173) "Cum essem parvulus“ [Anth 62] Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Prologue [Anth 63] – chromaticism (text, p. 182) Statue in Munich
Instrumental Music (16th C) Instruments still used to “replace” voices NEW(!) – printed music for instruments Intabulations – (from vocal models) Variations – (restatement w/ changes) “Freely Composed” – (no model or pattern) Dance Music – (based on dance steps)
Intabulations Earliest for lute Rore Madrigal (1543): “Ancor che col partire” Lute intabulation: by Giovanni Paolo Paladino (c. 1553) Later for keyboard Ex. Antico (1517) - “Amor quando....”
Variations Repetitions w/ changes (framework remains) Based on extant tunes (or composed themes) Called “Differences”, “Divisions”, etc. Theme & Variations Other types include Ground bass, ciacona, passacaglia, etc. (continuous variations) Anth I/64: Antonio de Cabezón - Diferencias sobre el canto de La Dama le demanda
Freely Composed No pre-existing model (DUH!) Whatever the composer can imagine - English “Fancy” or “Fantasia” Rececare (It.) – “to seek” Anth I/65: Capirola - Ricercare No. 5 (Recercar quinto) Anth I/66: Andrea Gabrieli – Ricercar del duodecimo tuono / 2 Lutes / Brass ensemble
Dance Music Previously improvised on well-known tunes Published collections - Tielman Susato (1551) - Michael Praetorious (1612) Standard types: Pavane, Passamezzo, Bourée, Saltarello, Galliarde, Volta, Branle, etc….. Standard forms – binaries, reprises Regularity of Structure: based in dance steps - antecedent (I-V) / consequent (V-I) phrases (pairs) Anth I/68: Michael Praetorius - Terpsichore, La Bouree / La Volta