Renaissance works Flashcards
Who wrote Tristis est anima mea?
Orlando di Lasso
[p. 44]
Name three pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and their composers.
- The Carman’s Whistle* - William Byred
- The King’s Hunt* - John Bull
- The Ghost* - William Byrd
[p. 58]
Who wrote Now Is the Month of Maying?
Thomas Morley
[p. 57]
Name two masses by Palestrina.
- Missa L’homme arme
- Missa Lauda Sion
[p. 49]
For whom is the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book named?
Viscount Fitzwilliam, the generaous patron who donated the manuscript to Cambridge University in 1816
[p. 58]
Describe The Triumphes of Oriana
a famous collection of 25 English madrigals published in 1601
England’s leading madrigalists, including Thomas Morley and Thomas Weelkes, composed them in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.
provides many example of word painting in the madrigal style
[p. 54]
Describe Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
found in Il Sesto Libro di Madrigali (Sixth book of Madrigals)
exemplifies the degree of complexity and refinement that the Italian madrigal attained as it evolved and developed
exaggerated use of chromaticism and word painting is representative of the highly mannered late Renaissance style
[p. 51]
Describe Fair Phyllis
comes from a collection of four-part madrigals publ. 1599
composer brings the pastoral text to life with witty word painting, lively rhythm, and alternation of homophonic texture with imitative passages
[p. 57]
Who wrote Moro, lasso, al mio duolo?
Carlo Gesualdo
[p. 51]
Who wrote the motet Absalon, fili mi?
Josquin des Prez
[p. 44]
Describe Mille regretz
gentle song for four voices
captures reflective expression of sorrow and nostalgia in response to the loss of love
[p. 44]
Who printed Harmonice Musices Odhedcaton?
Ottaviano Petrucci
[p. 39]
Describe the Missa Pape Marcelli
translates Pope Marcellus Mass
a polyphonic setting of the five movements of the Ordinary
it has been suggested that it was written to demonstrate the potential for achieving clarity in text setting within a simple, well-balanced polyphonic texture
the through-composed and sectional form reflects the structure of the text
[p. 46]
Who wrote It Was a Lover and His Lass?
Thomas Morley
[p. 57]
Name four English keyboard composers included in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
William Byrd
John Bull
Thomas Morley
Giles Farnaby
[p/ 58]
Carman’s Whistle
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Carman’s Whistle
Genre: keyboard music (also arranged for lute)
Form: theme and variations
Composer: William Byrd
Composition date: before 1591
Meter: compound duple, 12/4
Mode: Ionian (C major)
Source: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
[p. 60]
Who compiled Musica transalpina?
editor and singer Nicholas Yonge
[p. 54]
Who wrote Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke and when?
Thomas Morley, 1597
[p. 54]
Who wrote Goe from my Window and where is it found?
Thomas Morley, in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
[p. 61]
Describe Tristis est anima mea
five-voice motet
intensity of the text is captured through the use of a rich, chromatic modal language
[p. 44]
My Bonny Lass She Smileth
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My Bonny Lass She Smileth
Genre: English madrigal (ballett)
Composer: Thomas Morley
Publication date: 1595
Language: English
Performing forces: a cappella voices
Texture: homophonic/polyphonic
Number of voices: five
Song type/form: strophic form, AABB within each stanza
[p. 54]
What is the significance of Harmonice Musices Odhecaton?
it’s among the earliest examples of published music (1501)
[p. 39]
Name a motet by Josquin des Prez.
Ave Maria…virgo serena
[p. 40]
Who wrote the motet Alma Redemptoris Mater?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
[p. 49]
Who wrote the chanson El grillo?
Josquin des Prez
[p. 44]
Name a chanson by Josquin des Prez.
Mille regretz
[p. 44]
What makes the Missa La sol fa re mi interesting?
presents an example of the compositional technique described as soggetto cavato dalle vocali di queste parole - Italian for “subject carved from the vowels of the worlds.” This approach involved creating musical notes from the syllables of a phrase. In this case the phrase “lascia fare mi,”…is translated musically into la–sol–fa–re–mi.
[p. 49]
Name two masses by Josquin des Prez.
- Missa L’homme arme
- Missa La sol fa re mi
[p. 44]
What is Harmonice Musices Odhecaton?
a collection of chansons
among the earliest examples of published music
[p. 39]
Describe As Vesta Was Descending
madrigal included in the collection The Triumphs of Oriana
extensive word painting
[p. 57]
Who wrote the motet Lauda Sion?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
[p. 49]
Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli
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Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli
Genre: Mass
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Composition date: 1567
Source of text: Mass Ordinary
Language: Latin
Performing forces: six voices, a cappella
Texture: polyphonic, with homorhythmic passages
[p. 47]
Upon what piece did Thomas Morley base his madrigal My Bonny Lass She Smileth?
Questa dolce sirena - an Italian madrigal by Giacomo Gastoldi
[p. 54]
Thomas Morley’s keyboard works were contained in what collection?
Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
[p. 57]
Describe The Carman’s Whistle
based on a popular 16th-century tune
refers to men whose occupation involved looking after the horses and carts that moved goods and supplies between farms and markets
suggests that they may have whistled as they worked
[p. 59]
What was Plain and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke?
a book of instruction for composers and performers
[p. 54]
Ave Maria…virgo serena
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Ave Maria…virgo serena
Genre: motet
Composer: Josquin des Prez
Composition date: ca 1470s-1480s
Source of text: rhymed, strophic poem
Poetic structure: opening couplet; five quatrains (four lines); closing couplet (two lines)
Language: Latin
Translation of title: Hail Mary
Performing forces: four voices, a cappella
Texture: polyphonic
[p. 40]
Who wrote the madrigal As Vesta Was Descending?
Thomas Weelkes
[p. 57]
What is significant about the tune L’homme arme?
it was among the most popular secular melodies to be used as a cantus firmus in mass composition
[p. 50]
Who wrote the Missa Pape Marcelli?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
[p. 46]
Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
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Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Genre: madrigal
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Publication date: 1611
Language: Italian
Performing forces: a cappella voices
Texture: polyphonic
Number of voices: five
[p. 51]
Who wrote Fair Phyllis?
John Farmer
[p. 57]
What is the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book?
a historically significant collection of English keyboard music dating from the early 17th century
[p. 58]
Who wrote Tenebrae Responsoria?
Carlo Gesualdo
[p. 53]
What collection was published by Ottaviano Petrucci and when?
Harmonice Musices Odhecaton
1501
[p. 39]
Who wrote Mille regretz?
Josquin des Prez
[p. 44]
Who wrote Ave Maria…virgo serena?
Josquin des Prez
[p. 40]
Describe the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
close to 300 works included in the collection
inclues a variety of styles: dances, fantasias, preludes, arrangements of songs and madrigals, and variations
demonstrates idiomatic approach to keyboard writing
style of writing is often virtuosic, including rapid scale passages, ornamentation, and many novel figurations
[p. 58]
Describe Music transalpina
Latin for “Music from Beyond the Alps”
published in London in 1588
represents the first printed collection of Italian madrigals in England
1st volume contains 57 pieces by 18 Italian composers
most influential and historically significant of several anthologies of Italian madrigals with English translations
[p. 54]
Name a motet by Orlando di Lasso.
Tristis est anima mea
[p. 44]
