Homework Assignment (Due at the start of class on Wed., Feb 1)

LATE MEDIEVAL VS. LATE RENAISSANCE
(Comparing "Agnus Dei" settings by Machaut vs. Palestrina)

Instructions:

- You may work together on this assignment; however, you must NOT copy each other's work word-for-word.

Resources to consult:

For Machaut's "Agnus Dei"

- Score and Music Guide: MUS1700 Resource Guide, pp. 44-45, and p. 2 (Music Guide 7)

- Powerpoint presentation on "Late Medieval Sacred Music" (see "Powerpoint" link on the MUS1700 WebCT homepage)

- Recording/video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRAYbgdxew (this performance is spectacular!)

For Palestrina's "Agnus Dei I"

- SCORE and MUSIC GUIDE: MUS1700 Resource Guide, pp. 56-57, and p. 3 (Music Guide 9)

- Review the Notes on Renaissance Sacred Music from Feb 3 (the approaches used by Josquin are also used and expanded by Palestrina).
- Recording/video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pp0XUU6Rmk (decent performance, pitched lower than the score we have)

Click the one of the links below, print the page, complete it, and bring it to class on the due date at the top of this page.

- MACHAUTvsPALESTRINA.pdf (Adobe portable document format)

- MACHAUTvsPALESTRINA.doc (Microsoft Word file format)