song writing homework

MUS 1930. Assignment 4 (Renaissance) Listen to the piece below (Josquin’s Ave Maria, discussed in the lecture): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMZoKofu7g Answer the following: 1. How many voices are there? Tip: each color in the video corresponds to ONE voice. 2. In what order do the voices enter? (use your ears and your eyes; follow colors and shapes in the video). You should indicate them by name (for example: “first the Bass, then Alto, then Soprano, then Tenor”) 3. What type of polyphony is it? Please be precise: “Renaissance polyphony” is too vague and not a valid answer. 4. Listen briefly to Machaut’s piece from last week’s assignment and compare it with the piece by Josquin. Name three characteristics that make them different (they are listed in the lecture). Link to Machaut’s piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOVsY1rxJB8 • First characteristic: • Second characteristic: • Third characteristic: 5. Monteverdi, madrigal “A un bel giro” (link to music video and words in the lecture) In the lecture, I showed two instances in which Monteverdi uses word painting. Noww it’s your turn. Locate TWO examples of word painting after the 0’56” mark (that’s the precise moment when the poem turns sad). Indicate the moments in minutes/seconds, like I do in the lecture. TIP: if you listen attentively, you will hear a couple of very harsh dissonances. Link to Monteverdi’s madrigal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ_J8ik8j3E