Renaissance- madrigal Flashcards
The Renaissance madrigal is a ______ genre that flourished in Italy beginning in the early ____ century.
Secular, 16th century.
Madrigal texts often consisted of ____________ by highly regarded Italian poets
serious Italian poems
With their close relationship between music and text, madrigals set the stage for the emergence of…
opera at the end of the 16th century.
Jacques Arcadelt and Philippe Verdelot, the two most famous and influential madrigal composers, were…
French, not Italian
Eventually, the _____ madrigal became a subgenre with its own characteristics
English
True or False?
The madrigal by Morley utilizes imitation extensively and has a rich polyphonic texture.
True
The madrigal by Morley utilizes imitation extensively and has a rich polyphonic texture.
True or False?
The madrigal by Morley, Aprill is in my mistris face, is highly dissonant and extremely expressive.
False
The madrigal by Gesualdo, Belta, poi che t’assent, is highly dissonant and extremely expressive
What are the terms for the two styles of music in the Renaissance era?
First practice and second practice, coined by Monteverdi
Madrigals were typically “through-composed” in terms of structure, meaning that…
they followed the direction of the text and did not include repeated musical material or refrains, as did the formes fixes.
(Erlkonig is ‘through-composed’)
How many voices were typically in the Italian madrigal?
Five
After the middle of the 16th century, the madrigal became a vehicle for…
some of the more extreme experiments with chromaticism and unusual textures
Madrigals in which new style set the stage for the beginning of opera?
a style of madrigal that featured basso continuo and solo voice
What was Musica transalpina?
“music from beyond the Alps.” It was a collection of “greatest hits” in which Italian madrigals were translated into English for an English audience.
Under whose reign did the Madrigal become increasingly popular?
The reign of Queen Elizabeth the first.
Define Define
a popular secular vocal genre that flourished in the 16th century
based on an intimate relationship between poetry and music
featured vivid word painting
Define word painting
musical pictorialization of the text
in vocal works, the music reflects the meaning of the text
employed in madrigals, operas, oratorios
Define chromaticism
from the Greek khroma (color)
melodies and harmonies that include any of the notes available within the octave, in either tonal or modal context
Define ballett
Italian for “little dance”
16th-century Italian and English strophic song type
a type of madrigal, generally in simple dancelike style
often includes “fa-la-la” refrains and regular rhythm
embraced by English madrigalists
Define nonsense syllables
syllables with no meaning, such as “fa-la-la” or “nonny-nonny-no”
a characteristic feature of the English madrigal
How many books of Madrigals did Gesualdo write?
six, often portraying feelings of guilt and sorrow.
True or false?
All the notes of the octave appear in the first four measures of Gesualdo’s Moro, lasso al mio duolo.
False,
NEARLY all the notes appear, but A# is missing.
True or False?
Complex polyphony in the verses of “My Bonnie Lass, she smileth” alternates with homorhythmic text setting in the “Fa la la” refrains..
False
Homorhythmic text setting in the verses alternates with more imitative writing in the “Fa la la” refrains.
Is there a difference between the terms ‘homophonic’ and ‘homorhythmic’?
Yes, there a difference between the terms ‘homophonic’ and ‘homorhythmic’?
Who is this?
aristocratic Italian composer and lutenist
wrote his own texts, often reflecting a deep sadness, despair
music seems to convey emotional turmoil and distress
Carlo Gesualdo (ca 1566-1613)
What was Carlo Gesualdo’s notable genre?
madrigal: six books
Carlo Gesualdo was known for his…
in regard to harmonies
his unsettling use of chromaticism and dissonance and
abrupt harmonic shifts and chord changes
Carlo Gesualdo made use of what major tool in his madrigals?
extravagant word painting
Who is this?
-English composer, organist, theorist, and music publisher
-influenced by the style of his teacher, William Byrd
published Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke, providing valuable information about 16th-century performance practices for both performers and composers
-several of his keyboard pieces appear in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Thomas Morley
What tools did Morley use in his English Madrigals?
they include both homorhythmic and contrapuntal textures
easily singable melodic lines
What tool(s) did Morley use in his balletts?
demonstrate a light-hearted character, regular rhythm, and the use of nonsense syllables in the refrain
In which genre of music did Morley demonstrate his virtuosic writing?
demonstrated in his keyboard works
