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ArsAntiquaMusic

Refers mostly to sacred or polyphonic music written between 1170 and 1310. It saw advances in conception and notation of rhythm such as the use of rhythmic modes in music notation. Forms such as organum and conductus were prominent, as was the Notre Dame school of polyphony, which featured independent, overlapping melodic lines. The motet began to developed toward the end of the Ars Antiqua period.

Synonym(s) ArsVetus

Relationships
Parents	ClassicalMusic	Traditional Western art music. Though wide-ranging in sound and style, it is largely characterized by its system of staff notation, and often by its musical complexity.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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