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Project 4 - Canons!

Josquin des Prez - Ave Maria (Virgo serena) - La Chapelle Royale

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  • Timeline
  • Josquin, the Man, the Myth
  • Music in the Renaissance

Watch
  • Musical Texture - Monophony, Polyphony and Homophony

Essential Questions:
  • Continued use of Noteflight music notation software
  • Utilization of the copy/paste function within Noteflight
  • Compose a "Canon" or "Round" for two of the same instrument or voice
  • Listen to baroque music and understand the terms Canon and Fugue


Outcomes:
  • How is Josquin’s music organized in relation to the Motet that we listened to in Project 3?
  • How many voices (or voice parts do you hear)?  Hint: Listen to the entrances.
  • How do you think the architecture of the churches influence this compositional technique?

Template

Project Requirements:
  • Composer: Your First and Last Name
  • Sharing: “Site Members Can View and Make Comments on this Score”
  • 17 Measures Long
  • Starts and Ends on the note D using the notes: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#
  • Two Instruments
  • First instrument begins and the second instrument echos the first by one measure
  • Use the Copy and Paste function 
  • Use a rest at the end of measures 4, 8 & 12 (in Part 1) 
  • Avoids clashes between notes in each voice
  • Utilizes at least four dynamic (volume) changes    
Composer Tricks
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Example of a 2 Part Canon

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