Fair Phyllis by John Farmer

1599

Fair Phyllis date of publication

four a cappella voices

Fair Phyllis performing forces

all voices sing together on Feeding her flock near to the mountainside

Homorhythmic example of word painting

four-voice madrigals

John Farmer composed these types of madrigals...

lighthearted, pastoral texts

John Farmer favored these types of texts...

vivid word painting

John Farmer's characteristic melodies used modal harmonies, largely diatonic and employed...

chordal homophonic textures with imitative polyphony

John Farmer's musical style combined...

1570-1601

John Farmer's years of life

English

Language of text

up and down descending lines with the word up on the highest pitch

Melodic example of word painting

soprano voice sings alone

Monophonic example of word painting for "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone"

Syncopation

This is used as a rhythmic word painting techniqe during the feeding of her flock and when they fell a-kissing

O then they fell a kissing

When does the meter shift to triple feel?

Amyntas

Who went looking up and down for Phyllis?

f major

key of Fair Phyllis

polyphonic

musical texture of Fair Phyllis