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Thomas Weelkes
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Thomas Weelkes
Composer Biography
- Professional musician
- Bachelors degree of music from the New College of Oxford
- Birth 1576?-1623?
- From England
QUIZ!
1) True or False: Thomas Weelkes only obtained an Associates Degree from the New College of Oxford.
2) Why was Weelkes fired from his position as an Organist?
A. Sleeping on the job
B. Drunkenness and Blasphemy
C. Teaching the wrong material
D. All of the above
Define Madrigal.
Connections
"Strawberry Fields Forever" (1:10)
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Additional Information
- Weelkes served as an organist at Chichester Cathedral
- Career ended badly when he was fired for drunkenness and blasphemy.
"All You Need is Love"
"Since Robin Hood"
Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England
http://listeningguide.pearsoncmg.com/webroot/index.php/ListeningGuide/index/id/6#2
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Elements of Music
- "Since Robin Hood," written by Thomas Weelkes
- Madrigal-musical setting of a text in a single strophe or "stanza."
1) Texture-three distinct voices, each of equal weight. Polyphonic texture.
2) Rhythm- shift in rhythm in the middle of the piece from duple to triple meter.
3) Word-Music Relationship- descriptive nature of the music with certain words such as "to skip" and "trip it."