{"id":2121768,"date":"2025-10-29T02:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2121768"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:04:22","slug":"salute-to-renaissance-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/salute-to-renaissance-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Salute to Renaissance music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Discussing the career of Palestrina, Professor of Music Michael Noone pointed to his use of polyphony as one of his signal achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re used to the idea of voice and accompaniment\u2014that is one voice being dominant, perhaps being the only voice. But polyphony isn\u2019t like that at all: All the voices are sounding, and all are heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that sentiment which helps Palestrina\u2019s music endure, he said, and explains the worldwide celebrations of the 500th anniversary of his birth. At a June event in the Vatican commemorating the anniversary, Pope Leo XIV described polyphony by saying \u201cThis dynamic unity in diversity is a metaphor for our shared journey of faith under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A portrait of Palestrina is visible within the frescos in Gasson 100, which Noone said offers a reminder that much of Renaissance culture is Catholic culture. He noted that the Cappella Pratensis\u2019 residency offers the BC community a perfect opportunity to appreciate Palestrina\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCappella Pratensis specializes in polyphony,\u201d said Noone. \u201cThe Burns Library owns a very rare, atlas-sized choir book of Palestrina\u2019s, published in 1570. The group will be performing from facsimiles of the book, alongside a select group of voice students. It\u2019s a great opportunity for the students to meet really top-notch professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming events also offer a means for the BC community to engage with music from the Renaissance, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoston College Libraries house a treasure trove of musical scores, but they are mute, even lifeless,\u201d Noone explained. \u00a0\u201cWhat we\u2019re doing is bringing together the musicians to sing and to bring that music alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event series is sponsored by the Music Department in collaboration with Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences Dean Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., the Institute for the Liberal Arts, Boston College Libraries, the Department for Romance Languages and Literatures, the Jesuit Community of Boston College, and the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    \t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    \t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()\n    \t{n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    \tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    \tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    \tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    \ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    \tfbq('init', '123663139718402');\n    \tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bc.edu \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussing the career of Palestrina, Professor of Music Michael Noone pointed to his use of polyphony as one of his signal achievements. \u201cWe\u2019re used to the idea of voice and accompaniment\u2014that is one voice being dominant, perhaps being the only voice. 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