What is the importance of Josquin des Prez to musical composition?

1. How does the sound of Renaissance music differ from that of the Middle Ages?
2. What is the importance of Josquin des Prez to musical composition?
3. How did the Council of Trent influence the performance and style of sacred music?

4. How did Renaissance composers achieve a union of music and words?
5. Who performed secular songs and dances in the Renaissance? Where did these
performances take place?
6. Which developments in Renaissance music lead directly to the new dramatic genres of the Baroque?