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In Arts / College | 2025-07-04

Renaissance composers concentrated on the Proper for their musical settings of the Catholic Mass.
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Renaissance composers did not concentrate solely on the Proper for Mass settings; they worked on both the Proper and the Ordinary. The Proper pertains to variable texts while the Ordinary includes fixed parts that are consistent in every Mass. Notable composers like Palestrina significantly developed both areas of Mass music. ;

Answered by GinnyAnswer | 2025-07-04

Renaissance composers did not focus only on the Proper for Mass settings; this statement is false. They composed for both the Proper and the Ordinary parts of the Mass. The Ordinary became particularly prominent in their works, especially with composers like Palestrina leading the way.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2025-07-06