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Usually monophonic
Sometimes with improvised
accompaniment
Tells of chivalry and courtly love
Originated in France
Written in French language
Adam de la Halle (1237-1288)
His works:
Le Jeu de Robin et de
Marion
La Chanson du roi de Sicile
Renaissance - comes from the word “renaitre” which
means “rebirth”; “revival” and “rediscovery”.
Mostly polyphonic
Characteristics:
polyphonic
Sung a cappella
Through – composed
Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
1. Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina (1525-1594)
Dynamic contrast
Music genres
Examples:
Handel’s Messiah, Samson, Israel and Egypt
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Haydn’s The Creation
>became an orphaned at
age 10.
His works:
Brandenburg Concertos (concerto grosso)
Mass in B minor
Cantata 208 and 211
Fugue in G minor
Works for clavichord and harpsichord
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
>recognized as Italian
Baroque composer,
catholic priest and a
virtuoso violinist.
His work:
The Four Seasons – this composition is a series
of four violin concerti depicting each of the
seasons Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter
George Friedrich Handel
(1685-1759)
His work: