Parody mass

The parody show is a sub-class of the Mass, in which a more coherent sentence such as a sacred motet or a secular chanson, is parodied.

Parody method

The set of a parody fair is based can be parodied in several ways:

  • The entire document is accepted without change;
  • The template is applied and complemented by other voices;
  • Not all the voices of the template are applied and the remaining free composes it;
  • The template is added to freely composed Bays;
  • Only the top of the template is used - creating a musical cycle can arise -.

Origin

Even with the preexisting cf- fairs with foreign chanson tenor and measuring existing compositions have been parodied. However, it is the parody was limited to one vote. The treble - tenor exhibition expanded the parody method to two votes, the templates could have come from a more coherent sentence. In the parody mass is a logical continuation finally parodies the whole sentence.

Flowering period and prohibition

The show is a parody type genus of the Renaissance. Originated from the precursor species of the 15th century, the parody fair had its heyday in the second epoch of the Age of Franco- Flemish armé in the numerous settings of secular song L' homme. Through the Council of Trent the parody fair and all the other parodies of secular melodies was banned in sacred music. However, this ban was only limited observed.

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