Ars nova example

1. What is Ars Nova style?
2. What are characteristics of Ars Nova?
3. What is the difference between Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova?
4. Why was music of the 14th century referred to as Ars Nova?

What is Ars Nova style?

Ars nova (Latin for new art) refers to a musical style which flourished in France and the Burgundian Low Countries in the Late Middle Ages: more particularly, in the period between the preparation of the Roman de Fauvel (1310s) and the death of composer Guillaume de Machaut in 1377.

What are characteristics of Ars Nova?

Important characteristics of Ars Nova are:

• Development of polyphony.
• Use of duple meter.
• Syncopation.

What is the difference between Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova?

The term ars antiqua is used in opposition to ars nova (meaning "new art", "new technique" or "new style"), which refers to the period of musical activity between approximately 1310 and 1375.

Why was music of the 14th century referred to as Ars Nova?

Why was the music of the 14th century referred to as ars nova? Important musical changes happened during this time. What was one of the most influential innovations that helped spread and popularize Renaissance secular music?