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  • Polyphony

    Guide: Vocal Music in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The term polyphony can be used to describe a general style of music from the Medieval and Renaissance periods or, more broadly, to refer to any musical texture of more than one distinct, simultaneous melodic lines. Polyphony emerged out of Medieval church music (chant) around the 12th century with the [...]

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