What musical characteristics are found in the style of Guillaume de Machaut?A) Strict monophonyB) Songs in strophic formC) Intricate polyphonyD) Rhythms independent of the underlying text
What will be an ideal response?
C, D
Machaut's compositions represent the style called ars nova, in which rhythms are more independent of the text and polyphonic textures abound. Strophic form was found mostly in secular music.
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