____________ was one of the most important Italian Renaissan…
____________ was one of the most important Italian Renaissance composers who devoted his career to the music of the Catholic Church. He composed the “Missa Papae Marcelli” (Pope Marcellus Mass). The text, though quite polyphonic, is easily understood. The movement of the voices does not distract from the sacred meaning of the text, thus saving the use of polyphony in church music.