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Quodlibet
A quodlibet (/ˈkwɒdlɪbɛt/; Latin for "whatever you wish" from quod, "what" and libet, "pleases") is a musical composition that combines several different melodies—usually popular tunes—in counterpoint, and often in a light-hearted, humorous manner.
There are three main types of quodlibet:
- A catalogue quodlibet consists of a free setting of catalogue poetry (usually humorous lists of loosely related items).
- In a successive quodlibet, one voice has short musical quotations and textual quotations while the other voices provide homophonic accompaniment.
- In a simultaneous quodlibet, two or more pre-existing melodies are combined.[1] The simultaneous quodlibet may be considered a historical antecedent to the modern-day musical mashup. Simultaneous quodlibets are found in elementary music classes, referred to as Partner Songs.[2]
- ^ Sadie, Stanley; Latham, Alison, eds. (1988). "Quodlibet". The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music. New York: W.W. Norton. p. 608.
- ^ Bailey, Betsy Lee. "Echo Songs, Rounds, and Partner Songs". The Music of Betsy Lee Bailey. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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