Madrigals
education and entertainment *boundaries of good taste* - purpose of 16th C. madrigals
Main Ideas
* Amateur music making was a major catalyst for the development of national secuar styles * developed over the course of the 16th C. * humanism and text depiction played a large part in madrigal style
Amateur Music Making
* led to many national styles * musical literacy became a social req. * amateurs needed easy vernacular music * 1st among elite
Roots of the Madrigal
* roots cause they give us earthly love over courtly love - vivalanc and frill
Developmentatal trends in the italian Madrigal
* increased number of voices
* increasing chroamtasism
* more vivid word painting - text relationships
don't worry about the parisian chanson - similar to italian madrigal
Other secular genres
* Villanella * canzonetta and balletto * both genres imitated english and german composers
England
Consort songs
* voice accompanied by a consort of viols
* distinctively english genre
* byrd's pslames, sonets, and songs: inculdes consort songs
English Madrigals
* 3rds &6th and full triads * homophonic textures * periodic melody - repeated sections * musica transalpine published in 1588 - Nick young * * later than italian madrigal by like 60 yrs * the triumphs of Oriana (elizabeth) published in 1601
* * the ending of every tune is a tribute to Elizabeth because the wanted her favour and to be paid * how do they compare to italian style * * more peppy - lighter * less dissonance * more homophonic * more pastoral settings * more triadic * periodic - sections that are repeated * if its talking about a pasture, thats homophonic most likely an english madrigal * why did it cross over to england? * * italian music was
Main Ideas
* Amateur music making was a major catalyst for the development of national secuar styles * developed over the course of the 16th C. * humanism and text depiction played a large part in madrigal style
Amateur Music Making
* led to many national styles * musical literacy became a social req. * amateurs needed easy vernacular music * 1st among elite
Roots of the Madrigal
* roots cause they give us earthly love over courtly love - vivalanc and frill
Developmentatal trends in the italian Madrigal
* increased number of voices
* increasing chroamtasism
* more vivid word painting - text relationships
don't worry about the parisian chanson - similar to italian madrigal
Other secular genres
* Villanella * canzonetta and balletto * both genres imitated english and german composers
England
Consort songs
* voice accompanied by a consort of viols
* distinctively english genre
* byrd's pslames, sonets, and songs: inculdes consort songs
English Madrigals
* 3rds &6th and full triads * homophonic textures * periodic melody - repeated sections * musica transalpine published in 1588 - Nick young * * later than italian madrigal by like 60 yrs * the triumphs of Oriana (elizabeth) published in 1601
* * the ending of every tune is a tribute to Elizabeth because the wanted her favour and to be paid * how do they compare to italian style * * more peppy - lighter * less dissonance * more homophonic * more pastoral settings * more triadic * periodic - sections that are repeated * if its talking about a pasture, thats homophonic most likely an english madrigal * why did it cross over to england? * * italian music was