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The 11 pages that link to Chanson, each with the reason it gives.

• Renaissance musicRelated: French chanson offered a distinct vernacular counterpart to the Italian madrigal.

• MotetCompared with: Medieval motets often combine sacred and vernacular texts, unlike the chanson’s distinct song tradition.

• MadrigalCompared with: The chanson is a neighboring vernacular tradition with different regional conventions.

• Franco-Flemish SchoolRelated: Franco-Flemish composers brought contrapuntal skill to courtly and popular French song.

• Renaissance polyphonyBroader topic: French composers cultivated a distinctive secular repertory of vocal polyphony.

• Burgundian SchoolRelated: The courtly chanson was the school’s defining secular genre.

• Johannes OckeghemRelated: His chansons show how his contrapuntal craft served secular French texts.

• Gilles BinchoisNarrower topic: His secular reputation rests especially on French chansons.

• Guillaume DufayRelated: Dufay’s chansons show how his craft extended beyond Latin sacred music.

• Orlando di LassoRelated: His French chansons connect his output to the musical culture of his native language.

• Orlande de LassusRelated: His chansons place French poetry and musical wit alongside his Latin works.