Unit 4 Renaissance Listening Examples
Number: 4.1 Track 1/76-78 pg 101
Title: Ave Maria…Virgo Serena
Composer: Josquin
Genre: motet
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic (imitative)
Text: Latin prayer to the Virgin Mary
Voicing/Instrumentation: 4 voices acapella
What I heard:
Number: 4.2 Supplemental CD #1, MA website, or YouTube
Title: El Grillo
Composer: Josquin
Genre: madrigal
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: Italian
Voicing/Instrumentation: 4 voices
What I heard:
Number: 4.3 Track 1/79-81 pg 104
Title: Kyrie from Pope Marcellus Mass
Composer: Palestrina
Genre: mass
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: Latin
Voicing/Instrumentation: 6 voices acapella SATTBB
What I heard:
Number: 4.4 Norton CDs 1/18-19, MA website, or YouTube
Title: Gloria from Pope Marcellus Mass
Composer: Palestrina
Genre: mass
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic (starts monophonic)
Text: Latin
Voicing/Instrumentation: 6 voices acapella SATTBB
What I heard:
Number: 4.5 Track 1/82 pg 105
Title: As Vesta was Descending
Composer: Thomas Weelkes
Genre: madrigal
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: English
Voicing/Instrumentation: 6 voices acapella
What I heard:
Number: 4.6 Track 1/83 pg 113-114
Title: Now Is the Month is Maying
Composer: Thomas Morley
Genre: ballett
Characteristics
Texture: homophonic (polyphonic at end)
Text: English
Voicing/Instrumentation: 5 voices
What I heard:
Number: 4.7 Track 1/83 pg 106
Title: Flow My Tears
Composer: John Dowland
Genre: Renaissance lute song
Characteristics
Texture: homophonic
Text: English
Voicing/Instrumentation: voice and lute
What I heard:
Number: 4.8 Supplemental CD #3, MA website
Title: Ricercar No. 7
Composer: Willaert
Genre: ricercar (instrumental)
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: none
Voicing/Instrumentation: string ensemble
What I heard:
Number: 4.9 Track 1/81 pg 116
Title: Passamezzo from Passamezzo & Galliard
Composer: Caroubel
Genre: passamezzo
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: none
Voicing/Instrumentation: Renaissance band
What I heard:
Number: 4.10 Track 1/82 pg 116
Title: Galliard from Passamezzo & Galliard
Composer: Caroubel
Genre: galliard
Characteristics
Texture: polyphonic
Text: none
Voicing/Instrumentation: Renaissance band
What I heard:
Number: 4.11 Track 2/13
Title: In Ecceliessiis
Composer: Gabrieli
Genre:
Characteristics
Texture: homophonic/polyphonic
Text: Latin
Voicing/Instrumentation: organ, solo voice, choir
What I heard:
Number: 4.12 Supplemental CD #20, website, or YouTube
Title: O Rosa Bella
Composer: Dunstable
Genre: Chanson
Characteristics
Texture: homophonic
Text: Italian
Voicing/Instrumentation: voice with Renaissance ensemble
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