Piece Composer Year Description Keywords

Ave Maria gratia plena... virgo serena Josquin des Prs 1490 Motet for 4 voices Motet
Serene and holy sounding. Seems to switch Imitative counterpoint
between two female parts and two male parts, and Polyphony
then unison. Homophony
Modal
O magnum mysterium Tomas Luis de 1572 Motet for 4 voices; SATB Motet
Victoria Sounds like The Great River and Kung Fu Homophony
Heaven
A lot of suspensions which are resolved.
Possente Spirto from LOrfeo Claudio 1607 Solo male vocalist, lots of ornamentation (trills?) Aria
Monteverdi Spanish-sounding one, w/ lute(?) and violin. Homophony
Moro Lasso Carlo Gesualdo 1611 5 voices Madrigal
Recurring 4 semiquaver motif

Concerto grosso in G minor Opus 6, Arcangelo Corelli 1690 Concerto grosso

no. 8 (Christmas Concerto)
Partita for unaccompanied violin in D Johann Sebastian 1720 Just violins. Partita
minor (BWV 1004) Bach 5 mvmts: allemande, courante, Sarabande, gigue,
chaconne.
First Movement (Kyrie I) from Mass in Johann Sebastian 1733
B minor Bach 1749
Let the Bright Seraphim from George Frederic 1742 Solo soprano female vocalist Oratorio
Samson Handel Major happy sound. Lots of brass, with strings and
harpsichord(?)
"Winter", 4th Violin Concerto from The Antonio Vivaldi 1725 Concerto
Four Seasons (Il cimento dellarmonia e
dellinventione) Op. 8
Textures: Monody, homophony, imitative counterpoint, fugue (subject, answer), homorhythm, polyphony, modal, diatonic.

Genres: motet, madrigal, lute song, mass (including parts), plainchant, allemande, courante, sarabande, gigue, menuet, boure, gavotte, suite, partita,
concerto grosso, toccata, chaconne, passacaglia, opera, concerto, tragdie en musique, overture, da capo aria, obbligato aria, recitative, recitativo secco,
recitativo accompagnato, cantata, oratorio, Passion, ground, sonata.

Others: hemiola, isorhythm, stile antico, libretto, figured bass, basso continuo, seconda pratica