Renaissance

chant paraphrase

embellishing a chant’s melody and giving it a specific rhythm and meter

Guillaume DuFay

-Ave Maris Stella

-alternates between monophonic chant and homophonic paraphrase

imitative counterpoint or imitative polyphony

same melody entering at different points

Josquin des Prez

-Pange Lingua Mass - Kyrie uses imitative polyphony

-El grill uses word painting

Accurate declamation

musical rhythms closely match natural speech and help the words come across clearly

Heinrich Isaac

-Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen

-homophonic

Claudin de Sermisy

-Tante Que Vivrey

-chanson: influenced by Italian frottola

Adriano Banchieri

-Capricciata e Contrappunto Bestiale alla mente

-Madrigal

-likely for carnival