Powerpoints 13, 15, 17, & 18

Question 0

What does “countenance Anglaise” translate to, and what did it describe?

Answer 0

English countenance.

Recognition of English style as pleasant.
Major triads, which was never before used for cadences, let alone throughout a piece.

Question 1

What does the term “Renaissance” mean? What ideas are attached to this new era of music?

Answer 1

To be “reborn”.

Growing interest in pleasing the senses in all arts.
Restoration of the learning, ideals, values of Ancient Greece.
Idea that the language of music expresses human feelings.

Question 2

What was John Dunstable recognized for?

Answer 2

Countenance Anglaise.

His European contemporaries as one source of a new style of music composition, featuring triads, 3rds, and 6ths.

Question 3

How would you define a “Motet” after the 1400s?

Answer 3

Used for polyphonic setting of a Latin text, usually sacred or ceremonial, other than a mass cycle.

Tenor no longer structured with isorhythm.

Question 4

What were the principal genres in France during the 15th century?

Answer 4

Motets.
Magnificats.
Mass movements or mass cycles.
Chansons.

Question 5

Name two significant French composers during the 15th century.

Answer 5

Binchois.

Guillaume Du Fay.

Question 6

Name all 6 different types of masses employed during the Renaissance.

Answer 6

Plainsong mass.
Motto mass.
Cantus-firmus mass.
Wandering cantus-firmus mass.
Imitation mass/Parody (retexting) mass.
Paraphrase mass.

Question 7

What are characteristics used to distinguish between different types of Renaissance masses?

Answer 7

Text setting.
Expressiveness.
Consonance/Dissonance.
Point of imitation.
"Drive to the cadence"

Question 8

Describe what is notable of Josquin Desprez.

Answer 8

French.
Enormous compositional output.
Many composers attempted to gain attention to their compositions by using his name.
Listeners and critics credit how expressive his music is.