Test 4 concepts and people Flashcards
Martin Luther
Instigator of the Reformation
increased the use of the vernacular
Installed the use of the Chorale
Johann Walter
Martin Luther’s collaborator
Chorale motets
Orlando di Lasso
Prolific composer.
57 masses, 700 motets, 101 magnificats
Italian
Clement Janequin
French composer
Most known for his Chansons
Thomas Morley
Composer of English Madrigals, cnazonets and balletts
Giovanni Gabrieli
Mostly known for his instrumental compositions and his work in the Venetian church.
Polychoral Motets
Musica Getutscht
“Music Explained”
The first book published explaining instrumental music
Sacrae Symphoniae
“Sacred Symphony”, 1597
Two groups of four musician. An 8 part composition that resembles a double chorus. accompanied by an organ
Bay Psalm Book
The first book published in North America
John Calvin
Stripped church music down
Installed the Metrical Psalm so that the congregation could sing
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Saved polyphony