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Madrigal vs Organum - What's the difference?

madrigal | organum |

In lang=en terms the difference between madrigal and organum

is that madrigal is a polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy while organum is a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.

madrigal

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) a song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy
  • (music) a polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy
  • a short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music
  • organum

    Noun

    (organa)
  • (music) a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong
  • (archaic) A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.
  • * 1794 , George Adams, Lectures on natural and experimental philosophy
  • He has given us an organum of a different origin and construction from that of Arislotle
  • * 1823 , Thomas Wirgman, An Entirely New, Complete and Permanent Science of Philosophy
  • Another important circumstance respecting our transcendental esthetics is, that it does not insinuate itself merely as a plausible hypothesis, but is as certain and indubitable as we can require any theory to be in order to serve as an organum .