What major developments, as heard in the ars nova style, set Western music on a new path during the late-Middle Ages?A) Measured rhythmsB) Incorporation of secular styles into sacred worksC) Change from monophony to polyphonyD) Rhythms that were dependent on text
What will be an ideal response?
A, C
Beginning with the ars antiqua style, two major developments in Western music took place: the change from monophony to polyphony and the change from unmeasured, relatively free rhythm to measured rhythm, in which precise time values were related to each other. As the ars nova style became popular, rhythms became even more independent of the text.
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