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    Greatest Renaissance Classical Music Works and Composers

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    Explore the greatest Renaissance classical music works and composers. Learn about choral masterpieces by Josquin des Prez, Palestrina, Tallis, and Monteverdi.

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    Music composition

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    2 h 35 m•4 Episodi
    Music theory

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    Punti chiave

    1

    The Piece That Saved Music

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    0:12
    0:30
    0:35
    0:56
    2

    The Council of Trent and the Musical Ultimatum

    1:05
    1:33
    1:39
    2:02
    2:08
    2:34
    2:40
    3:09
    3

    Palestrina and the Architecture of Perfect Art

    3:18
    3:40
    3:48
    4:22
    4:26
    4:50
    5:00
    4

    A Tale of Two Movements in the Pope Marcellus Mass

    5:26
    0:35
    6:08
    6:12
    6:32
    6:35
    6:53
    6:59
    5

    The Franco-Flemish Master and the Power of Emotion

    7:23
    7:40
    8:08
    8:15
    8:38
    8:44
    9:12
    0:35
    9:40
    9:44
    6

    Sacred Secrets and Secular Delights

    10:13
    10:29
    10:53
    10:55
    11:21
    11:30
    11:55
    3:48
    7

    Practical Playbook for the Modern Listener

    12:23
    12:36
    12:55
    12:59
    13:22
    0:35
    13:56
    14:00
    8

    Closing Reflection and Wrap-Up

    14:14
    14:36
    14:57
    14:00
    15:12
    15:39
    15:45

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