!!!Early Modern Period
!!Paul Hofhaimer: ''Maecenas atavis''

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Paul Hofhaimer (1459 Radstadt - 1537 Salzburg) was not only the most important organist of his day. His
composed Odes represent the artistic climax of this kind of
composition. Unlike the two main Ode authors, Konrad Celtis and Peter
Tritonius, who used a given cantus firmus in the tenor which became the
basis for the soprano, bass and a (superfluous) alto, Hofhaimer
composed his own canti firmi.  He wrote the bass as the voice of the
teacher who provided  the fundament for the upper voices, which were
sung by the students. This pedagogical structure guaranteed a long life
for the Humanistenode (Humanist Ode) since they became a popular means
of teaching music in the Latin shools. The musical example and notation
demonstrate the Ode ''Maecenas atavis'' in ''Systema Asclepiadeum
primum''. (E. Stadler)


!Sound Clip
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caption='Audio sample to the Ode "Maecenas atavis"\\© Les Menstrels, Mirror Music, Wien'}]


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