1. MUH 3211 - Music History I The New Practice
11/7/2018
Chapter Seven
The New Practice
DAY 26 (3 Nov 17)

2. Greek Music in the 16th C Renaissance = “revival” (of Antiquity)
Ancient Greek Music (what is it? )
Words should determine the music - N. Vicentino (1555)
Affect = Emotion (leads to) “word painting”
Problem of Polyphony (textbook, p ) - Zarlino & Palestrina – text intelligibility
Vincenzo Galilei (1581) – argues for simplicity - solo voice w/ lyre accompaniment

3. Florentine Camerata Home of Giovanni de Bardi (Florence) – 1573-1587
Camerata = “society” - poets, literary figures
How to revive Greek music?
Letters of Girolamo Mei - study & translate Greeks
Giulio Caccini, et al. - songs in Greek manner
“Monody” – according to Caccini (Le Nuove Musiche)

4. Jacopo Peri as poet Arion (Intermedio V: “Song of Arion”)
MUH Music History I
Florentine Wedding (1589)
11/7/2018
Medici / French princess - major event
Play w/ six Intermedi - short musical interludes - Classical Antiquity - Power of music
Intermedio V (Anth. I/ 69)
Una Stravaganza Dei Medici (All 6 intermedi in 8 parts [Anth I/69 in part 6])
Jacopo Peri as poet Arion (Intermedio V: “Song of Arion”)
DAY 26 (3 Nov 17)

5. Caccini, Le Nuove Musiche
“The new music” (1602)
Caccini describe Camerata (textbook, p. 199)
Solo voice & accompaniment
Monody (“one song”)
Basso continuo
“Sfogava con le stelle” Anth I/70 (& textbook, p. 201)

6. Basso continuo / Figured Bass
Exs. Caccini - “Amor...” [lute] & Caccini - “Amor...” [organ]

7. Baroque Traits (text, p. 202-6)
MUH Music History I
Baroque Traits (text, p )
11/7/2018
Basso Continuo
Continuation of old styles (against new ones)
Modal system gives way to modern tonality - harmony conceived as chords
Rhythmic complexity and freedom
Virtuosity (rise of the soloist)
Rise of Instrumental music (and its own idioms)
Program music
Timbre as element of contrast
National styles
DAY 26 (3 Nov 17)

8. MUH 3211 - Music History I Vocal Music, 1600-1650
11/7/2018
Chapter Eight
Vocal Music,
DAY 26 (3 Nov 17)

9. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Leading figure of the era
Master of two styles (prima & seconda prattica)
Mantua : Secular works - madrigals & opera (!) - genre concitato
Venice : Sacred music - m.d.c. of St. Mark’s - also operas (public) - numerous commissions
Text, p (bio)

10. “Cruda Amarilli” (Anth I/71)
Composed by Monteverdi, c. 1600
Criticized by G. M. Artusi (1600) - L’Artusi, or the Imperfection of Modern Music
Problems w/ dissonances (unprepared/harsh)
Published in Fifth Book of Madrigals (1605) - prefatory letter from C. M. - “…the second practice…” (seconda prattica) - defense by Giulio Cesare Monteverdi (brother)
“Cruda Amarilli” : Score & Recording