Dufay’s Nuper rosarum flores repeats the fixed melody on 6, 4, 2, and 3 units per breve to
a. smoothly blend the motet’s two voices.
b. include each of the Florence Cathedral’s seven organs.
c. mirror the proportions of Temple of Solomon and the Florence Cathedral.
d. increase the sonority of the combined voices and instruments.
Answer: c
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