Questions:
- Do you enjoy listening to these 2 Renaissance examples? Why or why not?
- Does the word painting help you better understand the humor in the music?
- Is the language a barrier?
- Were you able to better enjoy the music by watching the singers perform as opposed to just listening to the music? Why or why not?
Answers:
- Personally, I actually did enjoy these two pieces compared to all of the other ones we have listened to. I enjoyed how both were polyphonic, so there was a lot going on & it kept my attention throughout the entire pieces.
- Yes, it does. They way they resembled the cricket in the Cricket piece was nice, & in the other piece of music that we listened too. The high scaled notes in that piece resembled them going to heaven.
- There could be a language barrier if you are not familiar with music, otherwise I wouldn’t think there would be one.
- Yes, I actually was. Just listening to a recording without seeing the people, I just didn’t know what to expect personally. Then, once we watched the recording & listening, I was kind of shocked. I didn’t even realize, at first, that there were so many people singing in the piece, so it most definitely helped a lot & was more enjoyable.
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