The compositions of Palestrina, and the reforms he was able to effect in Church music, may be said to mark the culmination of the early ages of Christian musical art. We have now come to an important turning point in musical history, but before going further, it will be useful to take a rapid survey of the period we are leaving behind.

The great outstanding feature of musical history is the tremendous influence on music art by the Church. In the early ages of musical history, knowledge was almost exclusively the property of the Church, and many centuries passed before musical art began to separate from the Churches influence.

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