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Music 501: Medieval and Renaissance Music

Listening Guide 1: Medieval Music


3-6b      Resurrexi (Easter introit) [video]
4-6       Alleluia, Spiritus sanctus (Pentecost)
5-4       Christe redemptor omnium (Christmas hymn)
6-1       Alma redemptoris mater (Marian antiphon)
6-5       Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor (prosula)
6-8       Adam of St. Victor, Laudes crucis attolamus (sequence)
6-10      Walter of Chatillon, Sol sub nube latuit (conductus) [video]
6-11      O monialis concio (planctus)
7-1       Bernart de Ventadorn, Can vei la lauzeta mover (canso) [video]
7-3       Gaucelm Faidit, Fortz chauza (planh for Richard I) [video]
7-5       Gace Brule, Biaus m'est estez [optional]
7-6       Colin Muset, Sire Cuens
7-13      Martin Codax, Ondas do mar de Vigo (cantiga de amigo) [video]
7-14      Non e gran cousa (cantiga de Santa Maria) [video]
7-15      Godric - Sainte Marie viergene [optional] [video]
7-16      Worldes blis (English moralistic song) [video]
[7-17]    Byrd one brere
7-18      Walther von der Vogelweide, Nu alrest lebe ich... (Crusader song) [video]
7-19      Neidhart von Reuental, Meie din liehter schin
7-21      Heinrich von Meissen, Myn vroud ist gar czugangyn [optional]
[7-22]    Adam de la Halle, Play of Robin and Marion [optional]
8-11      Nostra phalans (Aquitanian organum, Compostela)
9-5       Alleluia, Spiritus sanctus (Notre Dame organum, with descant 
           clausula)
9-9       Perotin, Alleluia, Posui adiutorium (organum triplum, descant 
           at end)  
9-10b     O natio/Hodie (motet based on descant clausula)
9-12      In seculum (instrumental hocket)
9-13      Adam de la Halle, Robins m'aime [video]
9-14      Mout me fu grief/Robins m'aime/Portare (motet)
9-16      Aucun ont trouve/Lonc tans/Annuntiantes ("Petronian" motet, 
               late 13c.)
10-2      La quinte estampie real (monophonic dance) [video]
10-3      Nota
11-2      Philippe de Vitry, Douce playsence/Garison/Neuma (isorhythmic motet)
11-4      Guillaume de Machaut, Mass, Gloria (conductus style) [optional]
11-5      Guillaume de Machaut, Mass, Kyrie (isorhythmic) [video]
11-6      Guillaume de Machaut, Le lay de la fonteinne
11-7      -- Le lay de la fonteinne, final polyphonic verse
11-8      Guillaume de Machaut, Moult sui (virelai) [optional]
11-9      Guillaume de Machaut, Doulz viaire gracieus (rondeau) [optional]
11-10     Guillaume de Machaut, Comment peut on (rondeau) [optional]
11-11     Guillaume de Machaut, Honte, paour, doubtance (ballade) [video]
12-2      Jacopo da Bologna - Fenice Fu (madrigal) [video]
12-3      Ghirardello da Firenze, Tosto che l'alba (caccia) [video]
12-4      Francesco Landini, Donna s'i' t'o fallito (ballata) [video]
12-5      Francesco Landini, Gram piant'agli ochi [optional] [video]
[12-6a-c] instrumental arrangements of vocal works [optional]
12-7      Istampitta Ghaetta (dance) [video]
13-1      Grimace, A l'arme, a l'arme (virelai, late 14c)
13-2      Anthonello de Caserta, Beaute parfaite (ballade, early 15c) 
             [optional] 
13-4      Johannes Ciconia, Una panthera (ballade) [video]
13-5      Johannes Ciconia, Gloria in excelsis Deo [video]