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| 4.5 superb | musichub | October 8th 21 |
The most famous piece by John Dunstable, the first English composer of note and the one
whose embodiment of the so-called "English countenance" (that is, heavily using thirds and
sixths in his compositions) kick-started the Burgundian school of thought that ushered in
music's Renaissance. "Quam pulchra es" (English: "how beautiful thou art") is a three-part
motet with lyrics taken from the Bible's Song of Songs, merging the spiritual with the
secular in a gorgeous description of intimacy. One thing worth noting is that despite the
increase in triadic harmonies, the strong resolutions of phrases are still open, "perfect"
fifths or octaves, a sign that tradition has not been totally rejected in this new English
style.
Tonus Peregrinus (2005): https://open.spotify.com/track/06MP4B6xucMF98L716Qaae?
si=cA_ZwhuqRTKAzAEPjjf6VQ&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1
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