Unusually, an early example of this type of work by Johannes Ockeghem includes a setting of Psalm 42, "Sicut cervus," and one of these works written for Pope Marcellus II by Palestrina is credited with saving polyphonic music. Verdi's work of this ty
Unusually, an early example of this type of work by Johannes Ockeghem includes a setting of Psalm 42, "Sicut cervus," and one of these works written for Pope Marcellus II by Palestrina is credited with saving polyphonic music. Verdi's work of this type includes the chorus whispering "Quantus tremor" in the Sequence after four terrifying timpani strikes. Mozart's presence at the performance of one of these works by Michael Haydn may have influenced his composition of one for the wife of Count von Walsegg. For 10 points, name this type of sacred music that includes sections like "Dies irae," a mass to honor the dead.
Unusually, an early example of this type of work by Johannes Ockeghem includes a setting of Psalm 42, "Sicut cervus," and one of these works written for Pope Marcellus II by Palestrina is credited with saving polyphonic music.