This is the Renaissance word for "Song".
Remember, a song needs a singer, or it's not a song.
So question 1: what will you definitely hear?
That's right, a voice. That voice belongs to the singer.
Don't be offended, just don't be daft. Songs are only songs when someone sings them, otherwise they're just tunes. You would be surprised the amount of people who get as far as advanced higher and still refer to instrumental music as "songs".
Identifying an Ayre.
Take the features of Renaissance music and consider what a solo song from that period would be like.
It is likely to be
- modal
- accompanied by Renaissance instruments (eg lute)
Like this one.
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