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The most important French composers of the ars antiqua music were Léonin and Pérotin.

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What is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines?

ORGANUM


Who is not a composer Charlemagne leonin perotin machaut?

Charlemagne was not a composer; he was a medieval emperor. Leonin and Perotin were composers from the Notre Dame school of organum in the 12th century, while Machaut was a composer from the ars nova period in the 14th century.


What is the term applied to medieval music that consists of the Gregorian Chant and one additional melodic line?

organum


How did Leonin and Perotin contribute to the middle ages?

They were both famous composers of the time. They are also two of the few composers from the Middle Ages who are known to have existed then. --- They developed organum, which was a step between unison chanting and counterpoint.


What is the term applied to medieval music that consists of gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines?

organum


What is vox principalis?

Vox principalis means "principal voice" in Latin. In music it refers to a preexisting melody, derived from Gregorian chant, to which Medieval composers would add other voices to produce compositions known as organa (singular organum).


Was Leonin a composer?

Yes, Leonin is the first known significant composer of polyphonic organum, which was two or more melodic voices used in Medieval chants.


When was Ensemble Organum created?

Ensemble Organum was created in 1982.


When was Novum Organum created?

Novum Organum was created in 1620.


What is the historical significance of organum in the development of Western music?

Organum played a crucial role in the development of Western music by introducing harmony and polyphony to sacred music during the medieval period. It laid the foundation for the complex musical structures and compositions that would follow in later centuries.


Is Organum a form of homophony?

No, organum is actually an early form of polyphony


When was Organum Maximum created?

Organum Maximum was created on 2006-07-07.