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The Motets and Madrigals Polyphonic Music of the Medieval Period

The Motets and Madrigals of the Renaissance grew out of the polyphonic music of the Medieval Period. Polyphonic means that the songs were sung by groups of four, five, or six and were sung a Capella. A Motet is taken from a sacred text suitable for use in any type of service. A Madrigal is taken from a secular or non-religious text, and was usually a love song. Both forms of music are polyphoni


c in nature, and Motets are basically sacred Madrigals. The biggest difference is the language in which it is sung. Motets are always sung in Latin, and Madrigals are always sung in the vernacular.

Josquin Desprez (c. 1450 - 1521) was a Dutch composer of the Renaissance. He wrote thirty-two masses, and numerous chansons (secular polyphonic songs in French). He wrote several versions of "Ave M

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