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Organum Notation

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Our third notation assignment involved organum notation. Organum is a plainchant or a plainsong that contains two voices: one for the melody and one for the bass. These two voices are either parallel in motion (parallel organum) or contrasting in motion. 

With this assignment, we were to look at and listen to Viderunt omnes. After which we were able to harmonize the chords and provide lead sheet symbols. 
 

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  1. Notes Sakinah A Davis Didn't address the issue of the listening example. The plainchant recording doesn't help you explain this assignment; the organum recording would have.

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