1525-1594 Worked mostly in Rome, serving the Catholic Church Wrote 104 Masses, 450 other sacred works Church music had been accused of becoming too secular ? Palestrina focused more on scared music Pope Marcellus Mass - Palestrina Reflects the councils desire for clear projection of sacred Latin text 6 voices ? soprano, alto, 2 tenors, 2 basses Polyphonic Lots of imitation Flowing melodies Secular Music in the Renaissance Outside the church, music was an important leisure activity ? most educated people knew music Madrigal ? music set to a poem Lots of word painting More rapid shifts in mood More unusual harmonies 2 types of madrigal: Example: ?As Vesta Was Descending' ? Thomas Weelkes Weelkes was a church organist and composer This piece, written for 6 voices Uses lots of word painting Light mood is typical of the English madrigals
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1525-1594 Worked mostly in Rome, serving the Catholic Church Wrote 104 Masses, 450 other sacred works Church music had been accused of becoming too secular ? Palestrina focused more on scared music Pope Marcellus Mass - Palestrina Reflects the councils desire for clear projection of sacred Latin text 6 voices ? soprano, alto, 2 tenors, 2 basses Polyphonic Lots of imitation Flowing melodies Secular Music in the Renaissance Outside the church, music was an important leisure activity ? most educated people knew music Madrigal ? music set to a poem Lots of word painting More rapid shifts in mood More unusual harmonies 2 types of madrigal: Example: ?As Vesta Was Descending' ? Thomas Weelkes Weelkes was a church organist and composer This piece, written for 6 voices Uses lots of word painting Light mood is typical of the English madrigals
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