About Contenance angloise
Contenance angloise is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of medieval music, polyphony and Renaissance music.
From Wikipedia
The Contenance angloise, or English manner, a distinctive style of musical polyphony, developed in fifteenth-century England. It uses full, rich harmonies based on the third and sixth. It became highly influential in the fashionable Burgundian court of Philip the Good (r. 1419–1467), and on European music of the era. Its leading proponent was John Dunstaple (c. 1390 – 1453), followed by Walter Frye and John Hothby (c. 1410 – 1487).
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What is Contenance angloise?
Contenance angloise is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of medieval music, polyphony and Renaissance music.