L’Homme armé
mass by Palestrina
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discussed in biography
- In Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Music of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
…masses as Ecce sacerdos magnus; L’Homme armé; Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la; Ave Maria; Tu es Petrus; and Veni Creator Spiritus. These titles refer to the source of the particular cantus firmus. Palestrina’s mastery of contrapuntal ingenuity may be appreciated to the fullest extent in some of his canonic…
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use of cantus firmus
- In cantus firmus
One popular song, “L’Homme armé” (“The Armed Man”), inspired over 30 masses, including one each by Guillaume Dufay (c. 1525–94), Josquin des Prez (c. 1445–1521), and Giovanni da Palestrina (c. 1525–94).
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