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Micrologus
work by Guido of Arezzo
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counterpoint
- In counterpoint: Counterpoint in the Middle Ages
…Guido of Arezzo in his Micrologus described a variety of organum in which the accompanying or organal voice had become more individualized. In addition to moving parallel to the main voice, it included oblique (diverging or converging) motion and contrary (opposite) motion. In this era the organal voice remains melodically…
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polyphony
- In Western music: Development of polyphony
…source of information was the Micrologus, written in the early 11th century by the Italian monk and musical theorist Guido d’Arezzo. That work documented principles that were crucial to the further development of polyphony. Rhythmic independence was added to melodic independence, and the added voice might sing two or more…
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