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Some Works by Marco dall'Aquila (ca. 1470-after 1537)
The Marco Motive
This first work, Ricercar No. 3, has been called the most beautiful
ricercar of the Renaissance. It uses the "broken style" that Marco seems to have invented. At least no one in
his time uses it until with the advert of style luthé in the 17th century when it becomes so ubiquitous.
Of course it is possible the technique was improvised, and not written out. I have devised a notation with laisser
vibrer ties to show passages in broken style.
The Marco motive (shown above) appears only once, near the end (meas. 21). But we'll see more of it,
including its prominent use in an amazing metrical accelerando.
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