... progressed greatly during the Renaissance because the church employed most of the great composers of that era. Josquin Des Prez was one of the most influential musicians of this time period. He preferred a polyphonic style, in which multiple melodies occur simultaneously. In addition to his renowned cantus firmus masses, such as his famous "Missa Pange Lingua," he also composed secular music ... most of his life working in a Lutheran church position as both organist and music director. Many musicologists agree that even many of his secular works contain religious interpretations. Bach w...

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