Baroque musical style was affected by each of the following except
A. as many fine instrumental compositions as vocal pieces.
B. secular music becoming as important as sacred.
C. contrasts of timbre, alternation of free and metered rhythms, and abrupt changes of dynamic levels.
D. the newly found preference for exclusion of polyphony.
Answer: D
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