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The document provides information about music of the Renaissance period from 1400-1600 CE. It discusses the characteristics of Renaissance music, including polyphonic texture with two or more melodies. Vocal music of the period included the mass, which set the liturgy text to music, and madrigals, secular polyphonic songs. The mass had five sections and characteristics of madrigals are described. Famous Renaissance composers mentioned are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Thomas Morley.

Author

James Vhon Reyes

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