MUS 1751 Chapter : Renaissance 2012
Document Summary
Masses and motets represent high art of the renaissance ->learned music for the church. Johann gutenberg"s invention of printing revolutionized the world of information (music books could be printed) Most church choirs were all male since women were not allowed to appear in public theatrical productions. Pavane a slow, gliding dance in dupe meter performed by couples holding hands, prominent in the mid-sixteenth century. Galliard a fast, leaping dance in triple meter. Word painting the practice of depicting the text by means of a descriptive musical gesture, whether subtly or jokingly as a musical pun. Madrigalisms musical clich s as a falling melody for swoon and a dissonance for pain . Thomas weelks: one of the best english madrigalists. In 1601, weelks and 23 other composers contributed a madrigal to a collection titled.
