Secular Music Genres such as madrigals and chansons were popular during the Renaissance period. Madrigals were particularly favored for their expressive and emotional content, evolving into a sophisticated form of vocal music characterized by intricate harmonies and texts inspired by poetry.
The madrigal.
In the Medieval times the motet was a secular polyphonic vocal genre. Later on in the Renaissance time it became a sacred or devotional polyphonic vocal genre.
Two secular writers of the Renaissance were NiccolΓ² Machiavelli, known for his political treatise "The Prince," and Michel de Montaigne, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre with his work "Essays."
It became more secular.
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Humanism
Religious, Secular, and Instrumental
It became more secular.
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The Italian Renaissance (note capitalization) is not a genre but a period of Italian history which saw major developments in a variety of artistic genres.
Humanism
It was more secular.