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Why is the church so important to music during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque?

Why, and in what ways, does music become more secularized during the Renaissance and Baroque periods?

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1)The role of music in the medieval church was to embellish or accompany prayer. It was intended to create a mood of peace, contemplation and spirituality. The exception of music made in the church were the popular musicians called troubadours who held the reputation as wandering musicians.

2)In the Renaissance, music became a vehicle for personal expression. Composers found ways to make vocal music more expressive of the texts they were setting. Secular music absorbed techniques from sacred music, and vice versa. Popular secular forms such as the chanson and madrigal spread throughout Europe

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