1. Religious Music - Renaissance to Baroque
Dunstable's music exemplified Renaissance music of the time in his preferences for scale steps, thirds, and his experimentation with rhythm. ... Like Dunstable, Binchois also experimented with rhythm and used dotted figures and syncopation. ... The polyphony of the Baroque also differed from that of the Renaissance in that it was rooted in tonal harmony and characterized by an energetic, structured, and driving rhythm. ...
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