Sacred+Music

Music has been around for a long time. During the Renaissance, music was very important. There were three types of music. Instrumental, secular, and, sacred music were all types of music that was popular during the renaissance. Many different composers were also popular during the Renaissance. Composers such as [|Josquin des Prez] and Giovanni Gabrieli were famous for writing sacred music, or music of the church (Composer Gallery). Between 1450 and 1455, close to San Quentin, on the border of France and Belgium, Josquin des Prez was born (San Francisco Classical Voice). He is also known just as Josquin but his full name is Josse Lebloitte des Prez (San Francisco Classical Voice). Josquin died on August 27, 1512, in Conde-sur-I’ Escaynt, France (San Francisco Classical Voice). He was a singer and director in chapel choirs (San Francisco Classical Voice). While Josquin was alive, “Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and the “first book of music printed from movable type was published by Ottoviano” (San Francisco Classical Voice). From 1475 to 1483 Josquin started to become known (San Francisco Classical Voice). This happened because he worked in the Chapel of Rome (San Francisco Classical Voice). He also worked for the Duke of Anjou and maybe even King Louis IX (San Francisco Classical Voice). In about 1476, Josquin wrote “an early masterpiece motet, Ave Maria, Virgo Serena” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Eventually, from 1484 to 1489, he went south and worked for the rulers of Milan, the Sforza family (San Francisco Classical Voice). From 1489 to approximately 1495, Josquin became most famous when he “sang in the Pope’s Chapel choir” (San Francisco Classical Voice). This was a major turning point in Josquin’s career and came with many pluses (San Francisco Classical Voice). Like Josquin, Giovanni Gabrieli was a musical man during the Renaissance; however their lives did not overlap. He was one of the leading composers in Venice during the Renaissance when Italy had a lot of power, and so becoming a big influence on music. Gabrieli was born between 1554 and 1557 in Vince, Italy (San Francisco Classical Voice). He passed away in 1312 also in Vince, Italy (San Francisco Classical Voice). Gabrieli’s nationality was Italian (San Francisco Classical Voice). He performed as an organist at the Cathedral of San Marco (San Francisco Classical Voice). Also an organist and composer at the Cathedral of San Marco was Gabriel’s Uncle Andrea Gabrieli. During Giovanni Gabrieli’s lifetime, Italy became at its peak of power and prosperity after the “victory over the Ottoman Turks in 1575” (San Francisco Classical Voice). He went to Orlanda di Lasso, where he studied Munich (San Francisco Classical Voice). Eventually, he worked for the Duke. In time, “his first published piece appeared during these years in Bararia” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Gabrieli’s big break was in 1584 when he was the short-term organist for San Marco. A year later, he won a contest that made his position long-term. Gabrieli’s first musical pieces were “two volumes of Sacrae Symphonies” (San Francisco Classical Voice) or Sacred Symphonies. In conclusion, Josquin des Prez and Giovanni Gabrieli were important and famous composers during the Renaissance. Both men had many accomplishments and were important to musical history. They will always be recognized as significant Renaissance figures.
 * Composers of Sacred Renaissance Music ** By jenniferg7ha

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Related works: Secular Music of the Renaissance and Renaissance Dancing

"Composer Gallery." //SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE//. Rolling Orange, 2012. Web. 30 Apr 2012. []. "Giovanni Gabrieli." //San Francisco Classical Voice//. Rolling Orange, 2012. Web. 7 May 2012. [].
 * Works Cited**

"Josquin des Prez, aka “Josquin”." //San Francisco Classical Voice//. Rolling Orange, 2012. Web. 7 May 2012. [].