The organum was a type of sacred church music that:

A). Used an organ. Duh!

b). Was a unison line of music sung in a monophonic style.

C). Was a type of polyphany where one voice sang a plainchant melody and two or more other sang complimentary melodies.

D). Used a type of polyphany where one voice would sing a plainchant text, while others would sing a different melody - often in a different language.

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12 January, 04:36

The organum was a type of sacred church music that:

A). Used an organ. Duh!

b). Was a unison line of music sung in a monophonic style.

C). Was a type of polyphany where one voice sang a plainchant melody and two or more other sang complimentary melodies.

D). Used a type of polyphany where one voice would sing a plainchant text, while others would sing a different melody - often in a different language.

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Elliana Bauer · Answer 1

Organum is, in general, a plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the Middle Ages ... In its earliest stages, organum involved two musical voices: a Gregorian chant melody, and the same melody transposed by a consonant interval, usually a perfect fifth or fourth.