Do you enjoy listening to these 2 Renaissance examples? Why or why not? Does the word painting help you better understand the humor in the music? Is the language a barrier? Were you able to better enjoy the music by watching the singers perform as opposed to just listening to the music? Why or why not? (75-100 words) (10 points)
I do really enjoy both of these pieces for their upbeat tempo and their use of polyphonic texture. I do see the humor in them although I would say that there is most definitely a language barrier in terms of me being able to laugh at it while watching or listening. Seeing a performance does aid that in some ways but the performance is more general entertainment than comedy to me. I enjoyed watching the singers more because it allowed for another dimension of the songs to shine through on the faces of the performers.
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