Answer and Explanation:
The ascent of enthusiasm of melodic articulation came to be during the renaissance era when music there was a resurrection of humanistic culture. 
Music before didn't really pass on articulation or feeling since it was regulated generally by the Church. 
A melodic piece from the renaissance era that embodies melodic portrayal is Josquin's Pange Lingua mass, Kyrie. The melodic sounds portrays the singing.