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Polyphonic voice part
Answer for the clue "Polyphonic voice part ", 7 letters:
organum
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong 2 (context archaic English) A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Organum is, in general, a plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony, developed in the Middle Ages . Depending on the mode and form of the chant, a supporting bass line (or bourdon ) may be sung on the same text, the melody may ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Organon \Or"ga*non\, Organum \Or"ga*num\, n. [NL. organon, L. organum. See Organ .] An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, ...
Usage examples of organum.
He mentions organum and diaphony, and remarks that he finds the succession of fifths and fourths very tiresome.
I feel sure it would be useless to look for it either in the Organum or the ocean.
Lydiat, of ascetic principles--of almost superhuman renitence, where the affections are involved--and of a determined bias respecting his mission in life--is still standing on the forecastle, with the Novum Organum opened at the same place, and his face still full of thought.