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Burgundian school

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School of music
Teach with chords
Study with one master
Write imitative counterpoint

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John Dunstable

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Graduates from church music school
None of the music he knew
Invents major chords
Writes church music based on chords

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Durfay

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Routinely writes music with 4 note chord

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Ockeghem

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Extends bass voices down

Hired to go to school and run music there (Venice)

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Josquin

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Next international superstar

Writes pop AND church music

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Ordinary

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Church music sung everyday

Ex: Gloria

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Proper

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Sang once a year

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Martin Luther

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Believed God and man could talk

Wrote hymns: one note, one word, same time

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Council of Trent

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Come up with Spanish inquisition
Burn down library of Toledo
Want to go back to gregorian chants

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Elided phrase structure

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Durfay 
Phrases and words overlapped each other in imitative counterpoint 
Four notes in counterpoint created chord
Couldn't hear words anymore
Council of Trent got mad
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Roman school

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Not a huge diff b/t Burgundian school
No more dissonance
No more text painting
Mandate architecture of music

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Lassus

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One of 3 masters of new roman music

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Palestrina

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Has highest paying music job

1 of 3 masters of new roman music

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Victoria

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One of 3 masters of new roman music

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Venetian polychoral school

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Much much diff
St. Mark's: 
Balcony of church has organs and various instruments 
Events loud- very loud!
Stereo- sounds come from all directions
Brings contrast into music
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Gabrieli

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Compose first loud music

Put in elements of secular music into church music

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Frottola

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Composed by pitrugi

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Italian madrigal

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Something is always wrong; dramatic
5 voices
Bought by wealthy and elite
Quick entertainment b/t courses of a meal

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English madrigals

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Originally translated Italian madrigals but were later written originals
About parties, leisure, etc
Nonsense syllables “la la la la la” improvised based on politics, current events, etc

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Canzona

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Instrumental composition

To be played by instruments

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Chassis

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Vocal secular music

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Monteverdi

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Wrote Italian dramatic madrigals (best of)

Invents symphony orchestra and opera

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Dance pairs

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1st is slow, 2nd is fast

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