1. Chapter Six
Music in the 16th Century

2. Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Lucas Cranach (1529)
The Reformation
Catholic Monk/Reformer
95 Theses (1517)
Power of music (p. 169)
Congregational singing
Chorale
“Nun komm…” (p. 167) - “Veni redemptor…”
“Ein feste Burg…”
Johann Walter ( ) - “Ein feste Burg…”
Martin Luther ( ) by Lucas Cranach (1529)

3. England Henry VIII’s “problem” Church of England
Henry (RC/Anglican), Edward VI (Protestant) Mary I (RC) Elizabeth I (Anglican)
Byrd (RC by choice)
Anthems (= Motets)
“Sing Joyfully Unto God” [Anth I/60]
William Byrd (1539/ )

4. “Council of Trent” (1588) by Pasquale Cati (c. 1520-c. 1620)
Counter-Reformation
Council of Trent ( ) 3 sessions
Music among last topics
Eliminates newer chants
Music serves the text
Words should be intelligible
Banish [anything] “lascivious or impure” (= secular influences)
“Council of Trent” (1588) by Pasquale Cati (c c. 1620)

5. Giovanni Pierluigi di Palestrina
born. nr Rome (c. 1525)
Choirboy/church musician (Rome/Palestrina)
Cappella Giulia (Pope!) m.d.c. from 1571 to 1594
Almost exclusively sacred music (104 masses!, etc.)
Model for counterpoint (J.J. Fux, Gradus ad Parnassum, 1725)

6. Missa Papae Marcelli [Anth. 61 - Credo]
MUH Music History I
11/28/2018
Problem of polyphony
“…like cats in January”
Better w/ just monophonic chants (?)
Palestrina “saves” polyphony (not quite…)
1st book of Masses (1554)
"Kyrie"
"Credo“ [Anth. 61]
Palestrina presents his mass to Pope Julius III
DAY 22 (25 Oct 17)

7. 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

8. “self-portrait with convex mirror” (1524)
Parmigianino ( )
“self-portrait with convex mirror” (1524)
“Madonna dal collo lungo” (1535/40)