... 's vast polyphonic texture allowed the performer's voices to fully develop the melody. Sacred renaissance music came in two major forms: the motet, and the mass. Josquin Desprez was famous for his masses, motets, and secular vocal pieces. Josquin used imitation to keep the music flowing continuously. Two or more voices would often be heard at the same time. Some people considered 3 this polyphony ... ...

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... was primarily a cappella, unaccompanied choral music. The two types of Renaissance music are the mass and the motet. They are similar in style, although a mass is much lengthier in composition. Josquin Desprez, a famous renaissance composer, is known for his four-part polyphonic motet, Ave Maria virgo serena. Another prominent Renaissance composer who dedicated his life to music was Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ... ...

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