Between the Barlines

Between the Barlines

di Maeve Berry

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Stagione 2

William Byrd

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today I have a bonus episode for you to talk just about William Byrd! Pieces mentioned in episode: Mass for 3 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Am1PQ0p39w Mass for 4 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeT2HWpwc4 Mass for 5 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSB0WTyIrg Though Amaryllis Dance in Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9d1fXAlB6w The Bells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXQFh7a03r4 The Earl of Salisbury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q64HIO9Ceek

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Tying Up Loose Ends Before the Renaissance

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today, we’re diving headfirst into the tying up the loose ends of our first season! We are going to explore the Ars Subtilior, Italian Trecento music, and the 14th-century madrigal.

What are the formes fixes?

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to learn about one of the last concepts in medieval music that ultimately helps us transition to the Renaissance. This episode is all about the French “formes fixes.” The formes fixes—which translates from French as "fixed forms"—were a set of structured poetic and musical forms popular in France between the 13th and 15th centuries. These forms include the ballade, virelai, and rondeau. Links to examples of formes fixes: Ballade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyGhW9JKOz8 Virelai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffzdT8bbewo Rondeau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8UTiR7nlVU

Music Theory Friday: isorhythm and its analysis

Welcome back to Between the Barlines AND another episode of Music Theory Friday!! We’re diving into a concept that might not be on your radar 24/7 when we are talking about analyzing music in general, but this concept has played a vital role in the evolution of Western music. This concept is called isorhythm. Scores for Machaut isorhythmic motet: unedited: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QhfZ71iZE8l6DMDLdWMMiJ9f2GbcoC64/view?usp=sharing edited: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dedeZeNYLUvrhdJCrrs28BHk3U8O5yIc/view?usp=sharing

14th Century Musical Developments

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the world of 14th-century music. We will talk about Ars Nova and some contributing composers to this new movement.

The Beginnings of the Motet

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I am thrilled that you’ve tuned into today’s episode! We are approaching the end of the medieval era, so before we dive into the renaissance era, I want to take the next three or so episodes to tie up all of the loose ends. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the origins of the motet—one of the most significant musical forms of the medieval and Renaissance periods. Links to videos: Factum est salutare/Domine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKKwuirSoo Mout me fu grief li departir / Robin m'aime / Portare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh6vVnWLvmU

Polyphony in the 13th Century

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I have a very exciting episode for you today because we’re taking a deep dive into one of the most pivotal developments in Western music: the rise of polyphony in the 13th century! We have been so focused on monophonic songs, including a trip to the church for Gregorian chant and a trip to places like France for the songs of the troubadours and trouvères and Germany for the Minnesingers! By the 13th century, something extraordinary was happening: melodies started weaving together, creating a tapestry of sound that would forever change the way we experience music. So how did this shift happen? Who were the key players? And why was the 13th century such an important period for polyphony? Let’s find out! Viderunt omnes (Pérotin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oaRM1uDsw8

Secular songs between the 11th and 13th centuries

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to explore different types of songs prior to the renaissance era in western classical music! If you haven’t listened to any of the previous episodes from this season, please give those a listen because many of the aforementioned topics help us understand how the music we are going to start talking about today developed. Information taken from personal notes, Burkholder’s History of Western Music, and various aurally cited websites.

Music Theory Friday: Sightreading and the Guidonian Hand

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! You’re in for a very special episode today because it’s Music Theory Friday! Today we are going to wrap up important theory practices in the medieval era of music. These practices have helped shape how we teach and learn to sight read today. Link to video on using Guidonian Hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlleweQuq14&list=FLauoGSS-pPYvKwgqMVGgM4g

Hildegard von Bingen and extraneous chants

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. In today’s episode, we are going to learn about more forms of chant that we see in a mass and explore a very important figure in the 12th century who was a prolific composer of sacred chant. Featured chant is taken from a concert performed in October of 2023 by Voices in Rochester, NY. Here is a link to that full concert which was recorded and live-streamed by Incarnate Word Church. https://www.youtube.com/live/kOdDehWTd14?si=Oa6YKeghNp_Op4NL Hildegard Society Website: http://www.hildegard-society.org/p/home.html Link to O quam mirabilis est: http://www.hildegard-society.org/2014/07/o-quam-mirabilis-est-antiphon.html

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