Josquin Lecture Cue Cards Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is Josquin’s reputation based on?
The “Ave Maria” MOTET composition.
What compositional technique is heard at the opening of Josquin’s “Ave Maria”?
Imitation.
How does Josquin decide to write a cadence?
He follows the text structure.
What is the most important voice in the texture?
No voice dominates over another.
What is another name for the “Ave Maria” during the renaissance time?
The motet is also known as the “Monalisa” of Renaissance music.
When was the “Ave Maria” copied?
Early in 1485.
What is the “Hymn Pange Lingua” based on?
The Eucharist (Bread and Wine).
What is Josquins Missa Pange Lingua?
A “Paragraph” Mass
What is “Paired Imitation”?
Four-part texture into pairs.
What do we know about Josquin’s Chanson?
- Five singer musical ensemble
- Abandoned courtly love
- Chanson is about lack of money
- Not refined at all
- Song was printed and sold to people
Voice imitation and no dominant voice = Equality of structure
What do we know about “Mille Regretz”? (1000 regrets)
There is no manuscript that states Josquin wrote the song.
What is an Instabulations?
Arrangements of vocal works for a plucked string instrument.
What is Josquin’s reputation based off of?
All of his musical works.
What stylistic choice in “Ave Maria” is used to highlight important text?
Homophony
What does Josquin’s “Ave Maria” honor and what is it devoted to?
- It honors the virgin mary
- Devoted to the Eucharist and the hymn pange lingua.
What are some characteristics of Josquin’s Chanson when referring to the voices?
The “Quinta pars” voice was not notated in the sources. SO you have to look at the tenor for that voice and use the melody to sing down a perfect fifth.
- The medium of print and Josquin’s fame.
- Same motives for all of the voices. Bar 44 modified for the opening section.
What are some characteristics of Josquin’s “Mille Regretz”?
- Equal structure
- Syllabic
- Suggestion of Text-Painting
What are the two principle ways that music can reflect the meaning of words?
Text depiction and Text expression.
What is text depiction?
Text depiction means to use musical gestures to reinforce visual images in the text.
What is text expression?
Text expression means to convey through music the emotions or overall mood suggested by the text.
When Josquin died, how long after his death was his musical works performed and copied?
For almost a century afterward
Composers of Josquin’s generation used what…?
strophic texts and four or five-line poems
What style did josquins Chansons use?
The clarity in phrasing, form and pitch organization. Fluid and Tuneful melodies. Use of imitation and homophony and careful declamation of the text.
