CXXIV. GABRIELI, Giovanni: Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2

CXXIV. GABRIELI, Giovanni (1554/57-1612)

Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
The Cleveland Brass Ensemble
The Chicago Brass Ensemble
(2:48)

Antiphony does not mean "against fake news."

Gabrieli -- who studied with the great de Lassus (see Post XXXI) -- developed this unique acoustical feature as defined by the Venetian Polychoral Style.

This is the cusp of the Rennaisance and the Baroque eras.

Here is the beginning of the piece:

Note the V-I cadence in last bar. This is the period when modal music gave way to the diatonic.