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The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the?

motet and the mass


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The main types of northern Renaissance music used for church services were the Mass and the motet. The Mass typically featured polyphonic settings of the Ordinary texts (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei), while the motet was a polyphonic choral composition often based on a sacred text. Both forms were intricately crafted and showcased the composers' skill in writing elaborate vocal harmonies.


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Madrigals and Motets were both big in the 13th century. The word motet comes from the french word "mot" which means "word" It is a choral piece "with words" Actually motets and madrigals are very similar and are both choral pieces with words. Madrigals usually were written with secular texts and motets with sacred texts.


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What provided one of the main forms of entertainment at Dutch family gatherings?

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