HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE - Polyphony of the English Chapels

Despite strong French influence during the eleventh century, artistic and cultural trends did not develop in the same way as on the continent. The fourteenth century underlines the awakening of English singularity: musicians developed a rich and brilliant polyphonic art with specific features: imitation, canon, and the use of typically English intervals such as thirds and sixths.