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Early medieval sacred music had a homophonic, or one line structure, such as Gregorian chants. Its sole quality was free flowing with some syllables extended out over several notes. Gregorian chants evolved into Organum, which added several additional lines to the structure.
A salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period are strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices.

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