Definition of organum in English:

organum

nounPlural organa ˈɔːɡ(ə)nəmˈôrɡənəm

1An early type of polyphonic music based on plainsong with an accompaniment sung below or above the melody.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1620 he published his Novum organum, presenting his philosophy of science in the form of aphorisms, many of them memorable.
- In an organum piece, a fragment of an older melody is slowed down to the point where it almost becomes a drone.
- Plainchant melodies, or sections of them, were taken as cantus firmi in the earliest forms of polyphony (e.g. organum, clausula) and in the 13th and 14th-century motet and some early mass movements.
- They bring in a full drum kit for ‘Painted Chariot’, but it's mild, stumbling rock, with an organum interlude plopped in the middle for continuity.
- The opening motif of the second part is extremely Debussian in its parallel organum chords, much as in Debussy's Nuages of 1899.
1. 1.1 A part sung as an accompaniment below or above a melody.
  奥尔加农（中世纪音乐中一种低于或高于主旋律的伴唱）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Guido's treatise Micrologus also explains how to sing a second voice accompanying a plainchant melody, creating two-part organum.
  Synonyms
  backing, support, background, soundtrack, comp

Origin

Latin, from Greek organon, literally 'instrument, organ'.

Definition of organum in US English:

organum

nounˈôrɡənəm

(in medieval music) a form of early polyphony based on an existing plainsong.
Example sentencesExamples
- In an organum piece, a fragment of an older melody is slowed down to the point where it almost becomes a drone.
- In 1620 he published his Novum organum, presenting his philosophy of science in the form of aphorisms, many of them memorable.
- The opening motif of the second part is extremely Debussian in its parallel organum chords, much as in Debussy's Nuages of 1899.
- They bring in a full drum kit for ‘Painted Chariot’, but it's mild, stumbling rock, with an organum interlude plopped in the middle for continuity.
- Plainchant melodies, or sections of them, were taken as cantus firmi in the earliest forms of polyphony (e.g. organum, clausula) and in the 13th and 14th-century motet and some early mass movements.

Origin

Latin, from Greek organon, literally ‘instrument, organ’.

单词	organum
释义	Definition of organum in English: organum nounPlural organa ˈɔːɡ(ə)nəmˈôrɡənəm 1An early type of polyphonic music based on plainsong with an accompaniment sung below or above the melody. Example sentencesExamples In 1620 he published his Novum organum, presenting his philosophy of science in the form of aphorisms, many of them memorable. In an organum piece, a fragment of an older melody is slowed down to the point where it almost becomes a drone. Plainchant melodies, or sections of them, were taken as cantus firmi in the earliest forms of polyphony (e.g. organum, clausula) and in the 13th and 14th-century motet and some early mass movements. They bring in a full drum kit for ‘Painted Chariot’, but it's mild, stumbling rock, with an organum interlude plopped in the middle for continuity. The opening motif of the second part is extremely Debussian in its parallel organum chords, much as in Debussy's Nuages of 1899. 1.1 A part sung as an accompaniment below or above a melody. 奥尔加农（中世纪音乐中一种低于或高于主旋律的伴唱） Example sentencesExamples Guido's treatise Micrologus also explains how to sing a second voice accompanying a plainchant melody, creating two-part organum. Synonyms backing, support, background, soundtrack, comp Origin Latin, from Greek organon, literally 'instrument, organ'. Definition of organum in US English: organum nounˈôrɡənəm (in medieval music) a form of early polyphony based on an existing plainsong. Example sentencesExamples In an organum piece, a fragment of an older melody is slowed down to the point where it almost becomes a drone. In 1620 he published his Novum organum, presenting his philosophy of science in the form of aphorisms, many of them memorable. The opening motif of the second part is extremely Debussian in its parallel organum chords, much as in Debussy's Nuages of 1899. They bring in a full drum kit for ‘Painted Chariot’, but it's mild, stumbling rock, with an organum interlude plopped in the middle for continuity. Plainchant melodies, or sections of them, were taken as cantus firmi in the earliest forms of polyphony (e.g. organum, clausula) and in the 13th and 14th-century motet and some early mass movements. Origin Latin, from Greek organon, literally ‘instrument, organ’.
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