MUS 10A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Counter-Reformation, Latin
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Secular music was written outside the church. Palestrina is not on council of trent and yet given so much power to compose for the. Outsiders don"t know much about latin but the church is run in latin. Need to be educated in order to pass on the traits. Michael angelo"s last judgement itself does not depict the order of the church. Ideally should be seated in rows with christ on top. Council of trent, session 22: songs should be simplified so that the words are the spotlight and not the music. Counter reformation does not want to be lutheran. They want to remain catholic without changing latin language. Trained as choirister in rome (had church training) Mostly connected to church for most of his life. Also famous because his works are in circulation. 700 works, less than 100 are sacred works. Though not in council of trent, he is aware of what is going on in catholic church.
