1. Summary of Renaissance Music
Through the rebirth of the Classical Greek and Roman ideas, composers find newness and creativity through musical variations within the motet, the cyclic mass, and the chanson. ... This mass is a classic case of non-immediate Medieval, pre-Renaissance music. ... Since the text rules the form of the music and because of the sheer complexity of the music, it is considered a Medieval chanson. ... From old, Medieval music to new, Renaissance music, we see a transformation from complex to immediate through the motet, the mass, and the chanson. ... Through exploration of life, variation, and the r...
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