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Selected Musical Works to Enjoy with Your Family and Friends:
Missa Papae Marcelli (Church music), Palestrina
Spem in alium, Tallis
La Messe de Notre Dame, de Machaut
Canzonas (16th C. instrumental composition form), Gabrieli
Motets and Masses, des Prez
Keywords:
rebirth
artistic regeneration
humanistic revitalization
music noted for clarity, balance and pleasant sounds
period between ancient and modern times
new ideas
musical notation technique perfected
beginning of widespread music printing and publication
Standard Music Forms:
motets
acapella choral music
vocal music most important
polyphonic - many melodies
madrigals
orchestral groups - balance and contrast of instrumental tones
Audience:
Courts of wealthy rulers
Church Music
Noted Composers:
Palestrina, Janequin, Tallis, Wm. Byrd, Morley, J. Bull
 

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