Describe the differentuse of musical texture in the music of the Renaissance and that of the Baroque. You may
include diagrams, but explain what their meaning
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Renaissance: polyphonic texture, with all voices of equal importance; Baroque: polarity between the top and
bottom lines, organized in a homophonic style rather than polyphonic
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