What is an English "partsong"?

a. A strophic song intended to be sung by three or four voices in apredominantly homophonic musical style

b. A canon that endlessly circles back to the beginning.
c. A composition in which the voices rapidly deliver the text on repeated notes.
d. A through-composed song that employs a variety of textures andcompositional techniques.


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