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Secular Music What was happening outside of the church
Troubadours French storytellers Wrote songs and performed for the wealthy Began the rise of polyphony
Polyphony Mixing several simultaneous and independent melodic lines Meaning: Two or more melodies sung or played together
Riches d’amour et mandiansd’amie
Rhythm Franco of Cologne developed the modern system of rhythm

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