1. MUH 3211 - Music History I The Renaissance: Prelude & Chapters 4 and 5
11/22/2018
Part II
The Renaissance: Prelude & Chapters 4 and 5
DAY 16 (11 Oct 17)

2. “Ave maria…virgo serena” (Anthology I/34)
“Ave maria...” / Oxford Camerata
Published as first item in - O. Petrucci, Mottetti A (1502)
Pervasive imitation (equal voices)
“Points of imitation” (each new idea)
Attention to text setting (audibility/meaning)
Variety of textures
Paratactic structure (separate, unrelated units)
Exceptional control of all elements, e.g., dissonance
Simultaneous composition (!)

3. MUH Music History I
11/22/2018
Ottaviano Petrucci, Motetti A (1502) (earliest music printed w/ movable type)
DAY 16 (11 Oct 17)

4. Josquin de Prez (c. 1450-1521) Born in low countries (France/Belgium?)
Chapel of Rene d’Anjou (Southern France)
Milan/Rome –Cardinal Sforza
Papal Chapel ( )
Duke of Ferrara’s Chapel
Condé-sur-l'Escaut (N. France) - Provost of Church - Burial
The major figure of the High Renaissance

5. Mass Techniques (Josquin, et al.)
Cantus firmus – pre-existing “fixed song” - chant - popular song - other (solfeggio syllables, soggetto cavato)
Canon – parts derived (or follow) exactly from leading line
Imitation (or Parody) – all voices can borrow or emulate the pre-existing sources (closely)
Paraphrase – borrowed material is freely elaborated and embellished

6. Examples
Imitation / Parody Mass - “Fortuna desperata” (Busnois chanson, Anth I/38) - Kyrie, Missa Fortuna desperata (Josquin, Anth. I/39)
Paraphrase Mass - Kyrie, Missa Pange lingua (Josquin, Anth. I/40) [see original hymn: Anth. I/4]
Soggetto cavato (“subject carved out of a name”) - Kyrie, Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae - Subject = Re-Ut-Re-Ut-Re-La-Mi-Re (DCDCDFED) (textbook Ex. 5-3)

7. Secular Vocal Music (to 1520)
Homogeneous texture (equal parts)
Chanson (“song”)
Busnois, “Je ne puis vivre ainsy” (Anth I/43)
Lied (German: “song”)
Isaac, “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen” (Anth I/44)
Frottola (Italy)
Josquin, “El grillo” (w/ lute) (Anth I/46)
A Concert (c. 1485/95) Lorenzo Costa ( ),