guillaume de machaut first brought polyphonic music into the christian church.
guillaume de machaut first brought polyphonic music into the christian church.
who first brought polyphonic music into the christian church?
guillaume de machaut
the outstanding scottish composer of the first half of the sixteenth century was robert carver (c. 1488–1558), a canon of scone abbey. his complex polyphonic music could only have been performed by a large and highly trained choir such as the one employed in the scottish chapel royal. james v was also a patron to figures including david peebles (c. 1510–79?), whose best known work "si quis diligit me" (text from john 14:23), is a motet for four voices. these were probably only two of many accomplished composers from this era, whose work has largely only survived in fragments. much of what survives of church music from the first half of the sixteenth century is due to the diligent work of thomas wode (d. 1590), vicar of st andrews, who compiled a part book from now lost sources, which was continued by unknown hands after his death.
church music in scotland
first forms of polyphonic music are developed known as "ars antiqua" or ancient art.









































section::::ars nova (14th century).









































new techniques of rhythm and melody brought more feeling to the music, paving the way for the first important polyphonic music schools. ""ars nova"" means "new art".









































section::::important polyphonic schools (15th–16th centuries).









































bullet::::- netherland (flemish) school: guillaume dufay (1400–1474), josquin des prez (c. 1450–1521), and orlande de lassus (1532–1594)









































bullet::::- venetian school: adrian willaert (c. 1488–1562), and giovanni gabrieli (c. 1557–c.1612)









































bullet::::- roman school: giovanni pierluigi da palestrina (c. 1525–1594), and tomás luis de victoria (c. 1548–1611)









































section::::secular polyphonic music (16th century).
polyphonic era