Lamentio sanctae matris ecclesiae constantinopolitanae dufay. In order to demonstrate this thesis, i will analyze two musical pieces from different periods in the history of western musicnuper rosarum flores by guillaume dufay and hadewijch by louis andriessenand finally i will present the compositional process of my own piece lux gloriosa, specifically composed for the cathedral of christ the. Nuper rosarum flores is seen by many musicologists and historians as a truly brilliant isorhythmic motet. Florence cathedral, guillaume dufay, nuper rosarum flores, charles warren, craig wright. Du fays nuper rosarum flores is famous for a number of reasons, most of which relate to the manipulation of numbers relevant to the reason for its composition. The text, probably written by dufay himself, consists of four latin stanzas, seven lines of seven syllables each. Your stature is like a palmtree, and your breasts are like fruit. Nuper rosarum flores ex dono pontificis hieme licet horrida tibi, virgo c. Hodie vicarius jesu christi et petri successor eugenius hoc idem amplissimum sacris templum manibus sanctisque liquoribus consecrare dignatus est. Simply explained the definition of an isorhythm greek for the same rhythm is a musical technique that arranges a fixed pattern of pitches with a repeating rhythmic pattern and a motet is an unaccompanied choral work. Instrumentation 4 voices or 4 instruments external links cpdl page. Analysis of the architecture of the cathedral of florence suggests that there is no correlation between the structural proportions in that church and the durational ratios in guillaume dufay9s motet nuper rosarum flores as suggested by charles warren in 1973. Nuper rosarum flores guillaume dufay choralwiki cpdl. Florence, on 25 march 1436 by pope eugenius iv, of the.
Midi files have poor expressive notations, since they are automatically generated from musixtex source files with mxtx2mml and mml2midi. Her recent work includes studies on the role of obscenity in 15thcentury song, the lhomme arme tradition. Preexisting gregorian cantus firmus, terribilis est locus iste this place is awesome, from the introit for the consecration of churches, here transposed from d to g. The harsh winter of the hebraic law having past, roses, a recent papal gift, perpertually adorn the temple of the grandest. Sep 29, 20 guillaume dufays motet nuper rosarum flores was written for the consecration of the cathedral of santa maria del florence, basilica di santa maria del fiore english translation. This page has been visited 5369 times since 20050904. Santa maria del fiore language latin average duration avg.
Igd key g dorian mode movementssections movtssecs. Key words nuper rosarum flores, dufay, brunelleschi, diminution. Journal of the american musicological society 47 1994. Pdf dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple. Readings in the textbook will be complemented by handouts from various sources. Due to the speculative nature of the debate surrounding nuper rosarum flores, it is doubtful that scholars will ever agree on an explanation for the motets unusual structure. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Mar 29, 20 nuper rosarum flores, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the. As its text relates, dufays motet was composed for the consecration of florences great cathedral, santa maria del fiore, known colloquially as il duomo on the feast of the annunciation, 25 march 1436. Pdf paper tiago simas freire a new reading of nuper rosarum.
Guillaume du fays nuper rosarum flores 1436 has been subject to symbolic interpretation ever. Nuper in english with contextual examples mymemory. Lamentio sanctae matris ecclesiae constantinopolitanae. Lamentio sanctae matris ecclesiae constantinopolitanae alt ernative. The inspiration for the formal plan of the motet was likely not architecture, but a biblical passage 1 kings 6. According to the cd notes, an isorhythmic motet is a composition in which a rhythmic formula, or period, is constantly repeated in one or more parts while the melodic material changes. Vos flores rosarum differs from many of hildegards cmode pieces, however, in that there are no signed flats on b in either manuscript source.
Volume 1 cambridge readings in the literature of music. Tenor structure of the motet nuper rosarum flores by guillaume dufay 1436. Architettura di alessandra capanna, fabio cifariello ciardi, anna irene del monaco, maurizio gabrieli, luca ribichini, gianni trovalusci a cura di link. As is known to every student of the history of music, nuper rosarum flores possesses a systematic, indeed architectonic, design. This is a motet written for the celebration of the consecration of santa maria del fiore cathedral on march 25th in 1436. Syllabus, fall 2018 university of florida college of the arts. Marks gospeluncovered times, 6pm, 74 trinity place, 3rd floor, room 1 dig deeper into this gospels essence through a close ex. Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing pdf files within the browser window. The incommensurability of dufays nuper rosarum flores and brunelleschis work for santa maria del fiore, a paper read at the annual meeting of the american musicological society, austin, 1989. Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmic details allmusic.
Cpdl naturally has a variety of retypesets of dufay, though as no one contributor is responsible its a mixture of styles, quality, and reliability. The event was monumental in that it was attended by pope eugene the iv, who made an offering of a golden. The score on a midterm exam 25%, and final exam 25%. Nuper rosarum flores, transcribed missing one part by moriwaki michio, free downloadable score in postscript and musictex, at m. Guillaume du fays nuper rosarum flores kevgru listening blog.
Pdf typeset by pml, using sibelius philip legge 2010910. Dufays motet nuper rosarum flores is analyzed through a structural and mathematical lens. You can obtain some scores in musixtex source files, postscript graphic image and midi file. History dufays stunning motet nuper rosarum flores holds a particularly important place in the history of florence.
Dufays nuper rosarum flores walla walla university. The moodle page has pdf files of all reserve readings. How beautiful and fair you are, my beloved, most sweet in your delights. Soloists transcribed for musixtex by moriwaki michio 25.
Nuper rosarum flores recently garlands of roses poem. There is a link to this page from the class web page, above. Dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple, and the veneration of the virgin. Dufay, guillaume, huelgas ensemble, paul van nevel o. Nuper rosarum flores and the dangers of false exceptionalism emily zazulia is the shirley shenker assistant professor of music at uc berkeley, having previously taught at the university of pittsburgh. And for the event, the director of the papal choir, guillaume dufay, presented new compositions, including the celebratory isorhythmic motet nuper rosarum flores. The graduate entrance examination in music history school.
Nuper rosarum flores as a musical avatar of the new renaissance sensibility. The thirteen isorhythmic motets of guillaume dufay c. Dufays nuper rosarum flores in florence duomo on vimeo. Here, the absence of the bb might indicate a true use of. Nuper rosarum flores is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436. The actual modal intent of hildegards c pieces is not always clear, as the presence of the bb might be an indication of transposition. Dec 18, 20 guillaume dufay nuper rosarum flores ensemble vocale odhecaton direttore paolo da col jan van eyck 901441 questo canale non ha fini commerciali. Nuper rosarum flores was composed for the consecration of the cathedral of.
Nuper rosarum flores recently flowers of rosesthe rose blossoms recently, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the instructions of filippo brunelleschi. Nuper rosarum flores, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the. Mathematics for economists alpha chiang pdf aevhojx. The graduate entrance examination in music history school of music university of illinois at urbanachampaign the graduate entrance exam in music history is required of all entering graduate students, with the exception of those enrolled for degrees in music education or. Dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple, and. Tenor as notated in mensural notation, with the four mensuration signs defining the diminution canon. In 1436, pope eugenius iv consecrated the newlycompleted santa maria del fiore, more commonly known as florence cathedral.
A new reading of du fays nuper rosarum flores and the cathedral of florence. Nuper rosarum flores, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the instructions of filippo brunelleschi. Guillaume dufays motet nuper rosarum flores was written for the consecration of the cathedral of santa maria del florence, basilica di santa maria del fiore english translation. A structural analysis of dufays nuper rosarum flores by. It comprises four sections of music and a short concluding amen. What creates the distinctive form of nuper rosarumflores is the use of mensuration signs applied to the two. Guillaume du fays nuper rosarum flores kevgru listening. Section one commences with a duet for the two higher voices superius and.
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