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Pérotin
Pérotin was a medieval French composer active in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, associated with the Notre-Dame school of polyphony in Paris. He built upon the work of his predecessor, Léonin, by expanding the "Magnus Liber Organi" (Great Book of Organum) and pioneering the use of three- and four-voice polyphony, known as organum triplum and quadruplum. His sophisticated rhythmic modes and...
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Léonin
Léonin (active c. 1150s–1201) was a composer at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and is credited, with Pérotin, with developing the polyphonic organum associated with the Notre-Dame school. His work is documented in the anonymous treatise "Magnus Liber Organi," a collection of graduals, alleluias, and responsories for the liturgical year. The style expanded existing chant by adding a second vo...
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