MAPEH

Gloria

"Glory to God in the Highest"

Mass

A form of sacred musical composition

Credo

Apostle's or Nicean's Creed

Characteristics of Mass

Polyphonic, May be sung in acapella or with orchestral accompaniment and Texts may be syllabic,neumatic and melismatic

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass

is held as a perfect example of counter-reformation style. Kyrie was part of the first 2 sections of Pope Marcellus Mass

Morley was

the most famous composer of secular music in his time

Renaissance era was also known

"Golden age" of acapella choral music

Sanctus and Benedictus

"Holy Holy" and "Blessed He"

Agnus dei

"Lamb of God"

Kyrie

"Lord have mercy"

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born on

1525-1594

Thomas Morley was born in the year

1557-1602

Giovanni has

2 children but died due to the plague epidemic in Rome in 1570's

Morley took his

Bachelor of degree at Oxford and became an organist in St.Paul's cathedral in London

Discovered the actual position of the Earth in the solar system in the Renaissance period

Copernicus

Famous composers of the Renaissance Period

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Thomas Morley

Five main sections of Mass

Kyrie Gloria Agnus dei Sanctus and Benedictus Credo

It was the prominent instrument in the renaissance era

Lute

Characteristics of Renaissance music

Mostly polyphonic, Imitation among the voices is common, Use of word painting in text and music, Melodic lines move in a flowing pattern and Melodies are easier to perform because they move on a scale with a few large leaps.

Secular music

Non-religious music and was popular in the renaissance period

Characteristics or Madrigal

Polyphonic, Sung in acapella, Through-composed and Frequently 3-6 voices

Martin Luther led the

Protestant reformation in the renaissance era

With the emergence of Bourgeoisie class

Renaissance music became popular as an entertainment and activity for the amateurs and the educated

2 types of Music

Secular and Sacred

Madrigal

a secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was

an organist and choir master both at Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina served also

as an organist at St.Agapito

Masses

first book of Giovanni and appreciated by Pope Julius III

The Renaissance period is

looking of to the Golden age of Greece and Rome

Morley became

master of choristers in 1583

The invention of printing in the 1400's

paved the way to the wide distribution of renaissance compositions

Renaissance means

rebirth,revival,rediscovery

Sacred music

religious music

Thomas Morley

son of a brewer, was born at Norwich East England

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was

the greatest master of Roman Catholic church music in the Renaissance period

The invention of printing

was in the 1400's

Morley was said to

worked with William Byrd,an Elizabethan composer of sacred music.