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Josquin des Prez: Ave Maria A motet for four voices Form: Through-composed *No repetition of large musical sections; new material follows new material. Harmony: Consonance *Josquin avoids dissonance to achieve a character of serenity and devotion. *Most phrases and sections of the piece center around the same keynote (tonic) only one section differs (“Ave praeclara omnibus” - near the end of the piece). Melody: *A variety of phrase lengths *The most common melodic motion is stepwise (conjunct). *Each section of the piece begins with new melodic material Rhythm: *Regular pulse (beat) throughout *Less complex rhythms are favored - smoother motion *Meter change from duple to triple meter (“Ave vera virginitas” - theological meaning) *Tempo is medium (Andante-ish) Texture: Polyphonic and Chordal Harmony *Josquin freely moves between the two textures. Short sections of Chordal Harmony are used alternately with longer polyphonic sections. *He uses imitative counterpoint. Density *Josquin varies the density of the texture; sometimes thin (one or two voices), sometimes thick (all voices together). Word Painting *Josquin is concerned about clarity, and with “coloring” the words with the right musical sounds to bring out the meaning of the text. “Ave” - beginning, letter A, letter B, etc. “Solemni” - measure 40 “Nova replet laetitia” “O Mater Dei”