Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / (1) Strict chorale motet-- after the Flemish tradition-- was cultivated predominately in the 16th century. The majority of the 123 settings in Rhaw's famous publication of 1544 (Newe Gesenge) were this type. On the other hand, vestiges of chorale motet remained throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in connection with technics originating therefrom; namely, chorale fantasia and chorale fugue.
(2) Chorale harmonization, the fond technic of the Protestant Reformation, was already predominant in Johann Walther's Gesangbuch of 1524, the earliest source of Choralbearbeitungen. The compositions in this collection contained the chorale melody in the tenor. However, ca. 1570, harmonizations with the chorale melody in the soprano (as a stimulus to congregational singing) began to appear in considerable number also. The climax in Kantionalstil was reached in Lucas Osiander's 50 geistliche Lieder (1586), which were homophobic in the complete sense. [TRUNCATED]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/6734 |
| Date | January 1953 |
| Creators | Buker, Alden Putnam |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | Based on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions |
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