Question

Using the textbook “Understanding Music Past and Present,” by Clark, Heflin, Kluball, and Kramer, discuss the music sample “As Vesta was from Latmos Hill”

A. What melodic texture does it have?

B. What style of music is it?

C. What is the tempo

D. What era is it?

E. Who is the composer?

Answer 1

A. "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill" is a choral piece, typically performed by a choir of four or more voices. It features a homophonic texture, which means that all the voices sing the same melody at the same time, but with different harmonies.

B. "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill" is an example of English madrigal music, a type of secular vocal music that originated in Italy during the Renaissance and became popular in England during the 16th and 17th centuries.

C. The tempo of "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill" can vary depending on the interpretation, but it is typically performed at a moderate pace.

D. The era of "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill" is the Renaissance, a period of European history that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century. The English madrigal was a popular genre of music during the late Renaissance.

E. The composer of "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill" is Thomas Weelkes, an English composer who lived from 1576 to 1623. He was one of the leading composers of English madrigals during the late Renaissance.