Why can the melody voice in Machaut's compositions now be called the "cantus"?

What will be an ideal response?

because it is more tuneful, rhythmically flexible, and melismatic than previous secular polyphony

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__________ and __________ designed the Church of the Holy Cross (Fig. 18-25) in southwest Germany

A. Cennini;Vasari B. Cennini; Cimabue C. Heinrich Parler; Peter Parler D. Vasari; Lorenzetti

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Which of the following is not true regarding early public school music education?

A. the curriculum focused solely on learning to read music. B. it contributed to an decrease in the number of singing conventions in America. C. it was founded in 1838 by Lowell Mason. D. it originated in the Boston public schools.

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