At the turn of the fifteenth century composers moved away from counterpoint that involved the piece being built off the top voice, instead composers began to implement more equality in the importance of each voice in the texture. ... However by the end of the sixteenth century the centers of publishing spread throughout more of Europe as the rise in saturation of music promoted competition amongst publishers and composers. ... Other important composers included Ockeghem (1420-1497) who served the king of France for half a century and Busnoys (1430-1492) who served Charles the Bold, Mary of B...

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Seventeenth century Baroque architects also made architecture a means of propagating faith in the state. ... It's appeal turned consciously from the witty intellectual qualities of the Mannerist art and architecture of the 16th century, and substituted visceral appeal directly to the senses. ...

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