Chorale monody
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In music
, a chorale monody was a type of a sacred composition of the very early German
Baroque
era. It was for solo voice and accompanying instruments, usually basso continuo, and was closely related to the contemporary Italian
style of monody
. Almost all examples of chorale monodies were written in the first half of the 17th century.
A chorale monody used the text of a chorale
, but rarely if ever used the chorale tune, at least not in a recognizable form. It was also related to the concertato
madrigal
, another contemporary Italian form.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, a chorale monody was a type of a sacred composition of the very early German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
era. It was for solo voice and accompanying instruments, usually basso continuo, and was closely related to the contemporary Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
style of monody
Monody
In poetry, the term monody has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another's death....
. Almost all examples of chorale monodies were written in the first half of the 17th century.
A chorale monody used the text of a chorale
Chorale
A chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....
, but rarely if ever used the chorale tune, at least not in a recognizable form. It was also related to the concertato
Concertato
Concertato is a term in early Baroque music referring to either a genre or a style of music in which groups of instruments or voices share a melody, usually in alternation, and almost always over a basso continuo...
madrigal
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
, another contemporary Italian form.