THE RENAISSANCE

 

👋👋 THE RENAISSANCE 

🎵🎸RENAISSANCE SONGS

✌ 1. Mass of Pope Marcellus. Kyrie. Gionani Pierluigi da Palestrina.

In this version you can observe the name of the voices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eha72j6xqpU

✌ 2. Motet Ave María. Tomás Luis de Victoria. 

✌ 3. Choral My spirit is sad.

In german Mein Gmüth ist mir verwirret. Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)

Here you can hear another example of a chorale: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen de Michael Praetorius 

✌ 4. Madrigal. Tu piangi, o Filli mia. Composer Carlo Gesualdo.

           

                Would you like to look at the score and lyrics while you listen to it? Click here  (👉✌1' 37'').

Did you know that Carlo Gesualdo.......? Click here 😳😰  

And  here  Se la mia morte brami. ☊🎶 

✌ 5. Chanson. Birdsong. Clement Janequin.

We start listening in  2'45''!! (Le chant des oiseaux)

✌ 6. Villancico. Hoy comamos y bebamos. Juan del Encina. 

Otra versión with Jordi Savall playing the viola de gamba
At the Auditorio de Zaragoza 


✌ 7. Dance. Gallarda napolitana. Instrumentalist  Jordi Savall. 

✌ 8. Seven Differences on "Guárdame las vacas" by Luis de Narváez.

"Guárdame las vacas" is the charming title of a song by an anonymous author that was very popular in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. Its melody was widely used by numerous authors of the time as a theme on which to build a piece of music. Continue reading here ..

✌ 9. Tres morillas m' enamoran. From the Cancionero Musical de Palacio (Anonymous work, 15th century).

✌ 10. Me quedo contigo. Rosalía. Version of one of the most emblematic songs by Los Chunguitos.

What compositional techniques or textures of the Renaissance do you find in this audition I'm staying with you? ....................................


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OPTIONAL SONGS (not included in the exam):

☉ Pavana, characterised by its three-beat rhythm and elegance. Film Shakespeare in Love by Madden, 1998.

Renaissance Dances click here 

☉ Organist Antonio de Cabezón. Pavana con su glosa.

☉ La bomba (Ensalada) - Mateo Flecha "el Viejo". Upssala Songbook.

http://www.musicaantigua.com/las-ensaladas-de-flecha-1-parte/

☉ Paxarico tú te llamas. Sephardic instrumental music.

👋 THE MUSICAL RENAISSANCE 💿

Religious music: 

Catholic (Italy and Spain). Mass and motet. In Latin and counterpoint.

Protestant: (Germany) Choral: In german and homophonic. Martin Luther.

Civil or profane music:

Madrigal: (Italy). Love theme. Contrapuntal. Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo. 

Chanson: (France). Musical onomatopoeias. Clement Janequin.

Villancico: (Spain). No Christmas carol. 3 parts: chorus/ copla(verse)/ chorus.

Instrumental music:

Becomes independent.

Dance music. Pavana, Gallarda and more.

Compositions derived from vocal music.

Improvisations.

Variations.