Motet Flashcards
What term does “a type of polyphony associated with Renaissance style” refer to?
imitative counterpoint:
What term does ““counterpoint” comes from the Latin punctis contra punctum (“note against note”)” refer to?
imitative counterpoint:
What term does “a time of continued change and development in musical style” refer to?
Renaissance
What were Josquin’s notable genres?
- Organum
- Chanson
- Mass
- Madrigal
- Motet
motet
Mass
chanson
Josquin’s motet is based on a …
Latin poem consisting of five quatrains
What composer does “paratactic form: stanzas are often treated uniquely with a variety of textures” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What term does “coupled with syllabic text setting, this technique delivers the text clearly” refer to?
homorhythmic texture
What term does “the listener’s attention is drawn to the top voice” refer to?
homorhythmic texture
What term does “a motive is passed from one voice to another” refer to?
points of imitation
What term does “French for “rebirth”” refer to?
Renaissance
What composer does “famous composer in his time
an outstanding representative of the Franco-Flemish school” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What term does “the period spanning the years ca 1450-1600 in European history” refer to?
Renaissance
What term does “in imitative counterpoint, a series of thematic entries” refer to?
points of imitation
What composer does “pioneered the use of word painting as an expressive device” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What term does “in a multi-voiced composition, when all voices sing in the same rhythm” refer to?
homorhythmic texture
What term does ““imitation” refers to the passing of a motive or theme from one voice to another” refer to?
imitative counterpoint:
What composer does “richer sonorities involving harmonies that often utilize thirds and sixths, leading to a more consonant sound, as opposed to the hollow effect of octaves and fifths and more frequent use of dissonance prevalent earlier on” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What term does “a chordal (homophonic) texture results” refer to?
homorhythmic texture
What composer does “masterful use of counterpoint: for example, imitation, canon” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What term does “could occur at any place in the work, and would often feature a motive other than the imitative theme heard at the beginning” refer to?
points of imitation
What composer does “imitation and canon create complex polyphony while still allowing clarity of text” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What composer does “included an array of different textures in his music, ranging from complex patterns of imitation to more homorhythmic passages” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
What composer does “incredible sense of linking music and text for expressive effect” refer to?
Josquin des Prez
