Music History Guided Listening #6

Palestrina - Credo

16th century, sacred mass movement, homophonic, through composed, occasional change in texture (more polyphonic passages), solo chant-like vocal entrance before choir joins

Victoria - O magnum mysterium

16th century, sacred motet, polyphonic, through-composed, four vocal parts, voices entering at different times with similar melodic material

Susato - Dances from Danserye: Pavane

16th century, pavane, homophonic, aabbcc form, slow and stately dance, duple meter

Susato - Dances from Danserye: Galliard

16th century, galliard, homophonic, aabbcc form, faster and lively dance, triple meter

Susato - Dances from Danserye: Moresca

16th century, basse danse, homophonic, binary form, binary structure with two main sections

Narvaez - Los seys libros del Delphin

16th century, intabulation, polyphonic, theme and variations form, originally written for voices rearranged for a plucked string instrument, multiple melodic lines on one instrument

Gabrieli - Canzon septimi toni a 8

16th century, instrumental ensemble canzona, polyphonic, sectional form, eight instrumental parts divided into two groups of four, changes between duple and triple meter