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The
Micrologus is a treatise on
Medieval music written by
Guido of Arezzo, dating to 1050 A.D.. This treatise outlines singing and teaching practice for
Gregorian chant, and has considerable discussion of the composition of polyphonic music.
This treatise discusses modified parallel
organum as well as free organum. The examples given are in two voices, set note-against-note, and the voices are frequently permitted to
cross. He advised against use of the
perfect fifth and
minor second, favouring instead the
major second and
perfect fourth (though thirds were also permitted).
One point of importance is his guideline for the
occursus (meaning "meeting"), which is a predecessor of the later
cadence. An occursus occurs where two voices approach a
unison. He suggested that the unison should be approached either by
contrary motion from a
major third, or
oblique motion from a
major second.
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