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the greek founder of music theory. considered first pure mathematician
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first type of polyphony in western music. church music
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music theorist, he is credited with creating a system of precise pitch notation. lines and spaces on a staff. proposed sight singing with syllables
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composer of first morality play. known as Sybil of rhine. writer composer theologist.
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master of organum at cathedral of Notre dame
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new techniques like isorhythm and hocket
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Franco Flemish, first important renaissance composer. used older medieval techniques.
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2nd important composer, served the duke of burgundy
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bass singer and important teacher. lots of masses and chansons
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De' Medici Family
Sforza Family
D'este Dukes
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secular music became more poplar, polyphony was used most often
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considered best composer of our time and master of notes. french
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at venice and prague courts. religious. Franco Flemish
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a mass written for a person who just died. the latin mass requiem was standardized in 1570.