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During the renaissance period, a school of composers trained in the Netherlands developed a musical style that was a combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture.

This musical style is called _________.

A: Gregorian Chant
B: Polyphony
C: Opera

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Answer:

B. Polyphony

Step-by-step explanation:

Polyphony is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, homophony.

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