SACRED AND SECULAR MUSIC (RENAISSANCE)

Josquin Deprez

- a contemporary of leonardo da vinci and christopher columbus - all of whose works are cheerful, gentle, and lovely

Harpiscord

- a keyboard - a composer who made use of this was william byrd

Organ

- allowed the people to figure out and develop their individual talents - the use of this was less focused on worship

Mass

- form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the eucharistic liturgy into music

English Madrigals

- lighter and more humorous with simpler melodies and harmonies

Thomas Morely

- one of the best composers of English madrigals

Motet

- polyphonic acapella choral work, set to a sacred latin text other than the five ordinary of the mass

Madrigals

- specifically for several solo voices set to a short poem usually about love - combines polyphonic and homophonic textures and it uses word painting and unusual harmonies

Pope Marcellus Mass

- the most famous mass of giovanni pierluigi da palestrina - polyphonic, sung in acapella or with accompaniment, syllabic or melismatic text

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

- the most important italian renaissance composer; since he held important church position, his music was centered in rome - church music should be composed "not to give empty pleasure to the ear" but to inspire religious contemplation

Secular Music

- thousands of song collections became available due to the printing press - was written for group of solo voices and for a solo voice with the accompaniment of one or more instruments

Crumham

- woodwind, shaped like a J - there is direct sound toward the player