1. The Venetian School: From Renaissance to Baroque
Part 3, Section /9/17

2. Venice Venice became center of instrumental & vocal music
St. Mark’s Cathedral = center of music in Venice
Employed up to 20 instrumentalists & 30 singers
Venetian School: Finest composers of the Renaissance
Music directors & organists at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Cathedral had 2 widely separated choir lofts, each with an organ
Much of their music was for 2 choruses & groups of instruments
Conscious use of instrumental color brings some works of Venetian school close to the early Baroque style
Tendency toward homophonic texture, instead of typical Renaissance polyphonic music

3. Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli
Most important Venetian composer of late Renaissance
Organist
Polychoral motets - motets for 2+ choirs, plus instruments
Instrumentation: 12 parts (3 groups)
Form: Polychoral motet
Texture: Homophonic
Meter: Duple
Notes: Borders both the Renaissance & Baroque era
Plaudite
Composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli