During the earlier medieval period, the vocal music from the liturgical genre, predominantly Gregorian chant, was monophonic, using a single, unaccompanied vocal melody line. Polyphonic vocal genres, which used multiple independent vocal melodies, began to develop during the high medieval era, becoming prevalent by the later 13th and early 14th century. COUNT 4
QSN1 What genre was predominately Gregorian chant during the earlier medieval period? ANS1 liturgical QSN2 What genre uses multiple independent vocal melodies? ANS2 Polyphonic vocal genres QSN3 When did the Polyphonic vocal genre begin to develop? ANS3 during the high medieval era QSN4 What word means using a single unaccompanied vocal melody line? ANS4 monophonic