organum in English

noun
1
(in medieval music) a form of early polyphony based on an existing plainsong.
In an organum piece, a fragment of an older melody is slowed down to the point where it almost becomes a drone.

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1. Antiphona "Da pacem Domine" - Psaume "fiat pax in virtute tua" by Ensemble Organum feat

2. Branchiae (Graece βράγχια, ex βράγχιον 'pinna') sunt organum respiratorium, in multis organismis aquaticis inventum, quod oxygenium dissolutum ex aqua extrahit, carboniique dioxidum emittit

3. Featuring a variety of choral textures, including chant and diatonic harmonies, as well as intricate modern arrangements and musical devices like organum, canon, inversion and imitation, this collection provides Antiphons for Sundays, solemnities and feasts throughout the year.

4. End of Middle Ages In Dominicis ad Aspersionem Aquae Bendictae – cadence, male voices, no fixed tempo, one mode throughout Saint Hildegard von Bingen – monophony, drone (single, 2 note chord) Leonin Pascha Nostrum Organum Duplum – polyphony Perotin, Sederunt Principes Escuela de Notre Dame – polyphony, melisma (holding vowels or notes