Mille regretz (Fall 2011)

Anthology Number: 43 Anthology Page: 227-230

CD Track: 7

Basic Information

 * Species: Chanson
 * National or other Origin: Franco-Flemish
 * Date / era: ca. 1520
 * Composer or other figure: Josquin des Pres (attribution to Josquin has been questioned)

Identifying Characteristics:

 * Polyphonic
 * Largely Syllabic
 * Quite homophonic
 * Voices' importance equal. Cadences occur between any two voices
 * 4 part polyphony for 4 soloists
 * Music phrases fit rhythm and meaning of words
 * Text about the sadness of leaving a lover
 * Thirds as a sonority becoming more common
 * Minor phrygian mode suits the sad theme of text

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