We begin the Fall 2017 semester with “Father Kosnik” singing to you “Properly”!!  first week of semester begins a day of chanting and presenting the distinctions between the Ordinary of the liturgy and the chanting of the Propers of the Mass.  should… Continue Reading →

in 361 we examine the Paraphrase Cyclic Mass; we have outlined the Tenor CF Mass; in “Pange Lingua” by Josquin, we see and hear the impact of the Phrygian mode

with Quarterly Exams later this week in Honors Music & also in Survey of Music History, prepare a thorough background in definitions, chronology and your numerous listening examples.  All the best, students!!

memorization of the Ars Nova never stops

the ternary structure of Sonata Allegro Form = Exposition (Boy Meets Girl), Development (Boy Loses Girl) & Recapitulation (Boy Finds Girl Again!!

a discussion of rhythmic meter patterns in several instrumental examples

we explore Handel’s financial strain as he pivots from Seria to Oratorio

the world of early polyphony; the vox principalis; the vox organalis; such a “sustaining experience!!