secular music and polyphony
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What was happening outside of the church
Troubadours French storytellers
Wrote songs and performed for the wealthy
Began the rise of polyphony
Polyphony
Mixing several simultaneous and independent melodic lines
Meaning:
Two or more melodies sung or played together
Riches d’amour et mandians d’amie
Rhythm
Franco of Cologne developed the modern system of rhythm