4) Listening/Essay Assignment: Listen to the Chapter’s compositions either from the text’s “Playlist” or the links posted and write a short essay on each piece that contains:
a) Composer information (Short biography, work status, nationality)
b) Include the bold lettered Genre name and its definition.
c) Description (What do you hear in the piece? i.e. instrumentation, voices, etc.)
d)Analysis (What is the piece about? The story if any.)
e) Opinion (How did you like it or not and why?)
These do not have to be long.

Hildegard of Bingen: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix Plainchant: Monophonic melody free flowing unmeasured vocal line. Liturgical chant from Roman Catholic Church http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ol_QffDhE

Notre Dame School: Gaude Maria virgo Organum: Earliest polyphonic music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM26utJVLRM&feature=kp

Machaut: Ma fin est mon Commencement Chanson: French secular song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvT1XHUjc-0

Montiverdi: Si Ch’io Vorrei Morire Italian Madrigal: Italian secular song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Borb-NMFHN0

Josquin: Ave Maria virgo serena Motet: Polyphonic vocal music. Sacred music in the Renaissance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPUVSSNSni4

Palestrina: Pope Marcellus Mass, Mass: Central service of the Roman Catholic Church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIvs7C2nW88

Farmer: Fair Phyllis Word painting: Music pictorializing of words in a song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eeVMEMxlkc

Susato: Three Dances Dance Music: Dance music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F7WoqKQD6E&ab_channel=TobinSparfeld
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