JohnDowland-Fineknacksforladies
Whyisgreat:Dowlandwasoneoftheall-timegreatsongwriters;Hismelancholicstrainscontinuetostirtheimaginationtothisday.
What'shisstory:Inadditiontohissongwritingskills,Dowlandhelpedestablishmusicforunaccompaniedinstruments,mostespeciallytheluteandviol.Hismusicoftentakestheformof"fantasia"-free-flowingpiecesthatsprangdirectlyfromthe'fantasy'orimagina...[
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GiovanniPierluigidaPalestrina-Missasinenominee-Kyrie
Whyisgreat:Hetookmusictothetechnicalperfection.
What'shisstory:Itisimpossibletoimage16th-centurymusicwithoutPalestrina.Hecompletedover100settingsoftheMassinadditiontohundredsofsmallerworks.Removingallimpuritiesandangularitiesfromhismelodicandrhythmicwriting,hedevelopedasystemofcomposingthatmovesmoothlyandserenelywitheaseandlogic.Def...[
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GuillaumeDufay有两首很有名的歌，MissaL'hommearme《武装了的人》;selafaceaypale《假使我的面色苍白》，此外他的另一首歌《AdieuCesBonsVinsDeLannoys再见了Loan的美酒》也是非常动人的，这首歌是GuillaumeDufray要离开法国一个叫Laon古城去意大利的Bologna上任时写的歌，歌的曲调和歌词都很忧伤，虽然唱得的是依依不舍Laon的美酒，实际是唱的是他的missedlover,歌中唱到：再见了Laon的美酒，再见[
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ThomasTallis-Withallourheart
Whyisgreat:Morethananyothermajorcomposerof16thcentury,Tallisplacedheartabovemind.
What'shisstory:Tallis'smusicspeakswithanoblesincerityandtouchingeloquencethatistimeless.EveninsuchatourdeforceasSpeminaliumforeightfive-voicechoir,waveuponwaveofupliftingsoundrollsoverthelistenerwiththeemotionalpoignancyofaBrucknerslowmovement..Definingworks:Onataluxdelumine....[
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JosquinDesprez-MissaL'hommearmé-LaetaDies
Whyisgreat:Hewasthefirstofthegreatcosmopolitancomposers.
What'shisstory:Josquincouldseeminglyturnhishandtoanystyleandmood,fromMassmovementsofprofondausteritytosecularchansonsofuncontainableexuberanceandvitality.Likebeethoven，hetendedtotreateachnewworkasaseperatechallenge,findingfreshsolutionstomusicalproblemsratherthanfallingbackonestblished...[
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GillesBinchois-Deuilangoisseux
Whyisgreat:InspiredmelodistwhosesecularsongswerethetoastofEurope.
What'shisstory:BinchoiswasoneofthegreatmelodistsoftheearlyRenaissance.Hebrokefreeofprevailingorthodoxytocreateanewkindofspontaneousexpression,oftenfollowinghisheartratherthanstiflingrules.Incontrasttotheincreasingcomplexityof‘Arsnova’(14th-centurypolyphonic)writing,Binchisadvocatedaretur...[
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Dufay(left),withGillesBinchois
GuillaumeDufay-Selafaceaypale杜费的定旋律弥撒曲《假使我的面色苍白》Whyisgreat:HedefinedthesoundoftheearlyRenaissncewithunparalledemotionalpower.
What'shisstory:Inanagewhenmusichadyettostartrollingofftheprintingpresses,suchwasDufray'legendarystatusthathispiecesweredistributedviahand-writtencopies.Hestoodatamusicalcrossroads,takingwell-trustedMedievalforms...[
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DouceDameJolie美丽温柔的妇人是法国中世纪牧师，诗人，作曲家GuillaumedeMachautt创作的爱情歌曲，他63岁那年爱上了一位年轻的贵族女青年，歌中表达了他对心上人的爱慕。（这里Girl不太好翻译，翻成女孩有点不合适）。
TheoBleckmannsingsGuillaumedeMachaut'sDouceDameJolieusingliveelectroniclooping.PerformedattheTribecaNewMusicFestivalinNewYorkCity,May2008
GothicVoices:MargaretPhilpot:
album"TheMirroro...[
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Machaut(atright)receivingNatureandthreeofherchildren,fromanilluminatedParisianmanuscriptofthe1350s
GuillaumedeMachaut-CodexFaenza:Hontpaur
Whyisgreat:Hefusedtogethercontemporarystylesandtechniquestocreateaseriesofmasterworksthatstandsatsummitof14th-centurymusic.
What'shisstory:ThecoreofMachaut’soutputisaseriesofvocalworksexpoundingtheidealsofcourtlylove,whichmiraculouslyblendsthe...[
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音乐历史，无论现在或过去，音乐存在于各个文化当中，并在不同的时间和地点，以不同的形式呈现。科学家相信人类最早在非洲出现，并于大约五万年前开始向各大陆迁移。在世界的各个角落，甚至是最偏远的部落或团体，都具有一定的音乐形式存在。因此，科学家认为音乐早在人类祖先活跃在非洲时，就已深植于人类生活当中。所以我们可以知道，音乐从出现到现在已经[
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