What characteristics are associated with medieval secular music?A) Texts in the vernacularB) Strophic formC) Settings of the Mass OrdinaryD) Polyphony
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Medieval secular music was notated in monophonic texture (one melody), but we know that instrumental accompaniment was common, which would result in homophony. Songs were written in the common language, or vernacular, and were often set in strophic form. Polyphony was more present in sacred music of the time.
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