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Principal liturgical (church-based) musical forms which remained in use throughout the Renaissance period were masses and motets, with some other developments towards the end of the era, especially as composers of sacred music began to adopt secular (non-religious) musical forms (such as the madrigal) for religious use ...Music was an essential part of civic, religious, and courtly life in the Renaissance. ... The most important music of the early Renaissance was composed for use by the church—polyphonic (made up of several simultaneous melodies) masses and motets in Latin for important churches and court chapels.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
Dulcian comes from Latin which means “soft and sweet”. It was developed by a French luthier during the latter part of 17th century and spread throughout the Europe like a fire as composers used it for many of their compositions. It is also known that Dulcian is a renaissance precursor of the bassoon and even after bassoon was launched. Dulcian’s continued to be used later and did not lose its importance.
