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Part 2
The Renaissance
ca. 1425 1600
Part at a Glance
The Renaissance
Timeline: The Renaissance
Music for Catholics, Music for Protestants
Chapter 8 William Byrd:
Music for Growing Markets
Chapter 6 Josquin des Prez:
Chapter 7 Thomas Weelkes:
Part Objectives
After reading the part opener, students should be able to:
2.1 Describe the effects of humanism on Renaissance composers.
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Chapters at a Glance
Chapter 6 Josquin des Prez:
Chapter 7 Thomas Weelkes:
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Part Summary
The Renaissance was a time when the arts and sciences of antiquity were rediscovered,
intellectual factor during this period (it can be
Most of the chapters in Part 2 deal in one way or another with polyphony.
Although polyphony was indeed a texture available to medieval composers, the
Renaissance saw experiment
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Chapter 6
Josquin des Prez
Chapter at a Glance
Listen to This First
Texture: Polyphony in Four Voices
Word Painting: Music Imitates the Text
Ternary Form
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and listening to the work, students should be able to:
reflects this nature.
6.2 Listen for the four equal voices characteristic of Renaissance style.
Key Concepts
four-voice polyphonic texture, counterpoint, word painting, ternary form
Chapter Highlight: Renaissance Polyphony
This work exemplifies four-voice Renaissance polyphony, with each voice playing an
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Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 uses Josquin
lines, rhythms, and textures of the Renaissance. The song has humorous examples of
word painting, and the texture, although polyphonic, never obscures the text. Josquin
clearly delineates the ternary form with contrasting music for each section. The manner
in which the voices are laid out (also a familiar SATB) might influence the students to
hear the piece as homophonic, but careful attention will point them toward the
Josquin des Prez travelled extensively through the courts and churches of Europe
Listening Guide
illuminate the text. Josquin vividly directs the music to imitate the various aspects of the
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Automated Listening Guide: Josquin des Prez:
Chapter Audio: Chapter 6
Profile: Josquin des Prez (ca. 1450 1521)
Discussion Topics and Critical Thinking Questions
7. Josquin is known primarily for his sacred music. Why do you think a composer who
8.
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Activities and Exercises
8.Ask a group of students to bring copies of paintings of people from Western Europe
that were painted during the Middle Ages, and another group of students to bring
copies of paintings of people from Western Europe that were painted during the
9.Watch the Documentary: The Renaissance in Europe. Compare the elements of
Journaling Prompt