MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thomas Campion, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Morley
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Chapter 3: william byrd"s mass for 4 voices and other domestic music. Byrd: this sweet and merry month of may . Polyphony two or more continues melodies (or voices ) moving independently. Imitative polyphony: each melody (o voice) is of relatively equal importance:; when a voice enters, it copies what the other voice has done. Ranges of voices from highest to lowest; soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Music: william byrd, john dowland, and thomas morley. Mixture of secular and sacred music, including dances, solo songs, consort music, and music for keyboard and lute. Rise of secular music in the literate tradition, linked to printed music. The program discussed for the 1586 performance is speculative but representative of the best of english renaissance music. England) owned by richard bold and located in the county of bunkinghamshire, northwest. Byrd attended a gathering of recusants (underground catholics in protestant.
