Listening Journal
Josquin Des Prez –
Mille Regretz
Musical elements:
Texture:
polyphonic; voices move mainly together in similar rhythms
Harmony:
use of 3rds and 6ths
Melody:
constantly flowing, stepwise motion
Timbre:
2 male and 2 female voices, SATB
Meter:
duple simple
Tempo:
Moderate tempo (but ambiguous due to free meter)
Form/structure:
Appears
to have ABC form but it is difficult to tell due to the flowing
nature of the structure
No
real buildup of voices; dynamic appears to stay the same throughout
the piece with decrescendo at the end
Context:
Time
period: 1500s - Renaissance
Composer:
Des Prez
Sanctity:
Secular
Language:
French
Country
of Origin: France
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