in 90 words compare and contrast general characteristics of Medieval and Renaissance music. Include things like theme, polyphony

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in 90 words compare and contrast general characteristics of Medieval and Renaissance music. Include things like theme, polyphony

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Vera_Pavlovna [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T04:53:27+03:00

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Medieval - Basically pretty simple, music kind of was based around one line melodies - there wasn't really too much rhythm. It was all just Gregorian chants and what is called 'plainsong'. Maybe some wandering musicians playing uncomplicated popular melodies, nothing too complex.

Renaissance - Starts to show more complexity with multiple 'voices' either instrumentally or vocally. Composers were starting to get interested in the richer sound and possibilities of using multi-voiced pieces.