Since I already did a listening log on Viderunt Omnes as a two-part organum by Leonin, I decided to also make an entry using this four-part organum by Perotin. The only text (just as in the Leonin) is "Viderunt Omnes". The texture of four parts is very rich and beautiful. If I am hearing it correctly, most of the time the tenor is the second lowest voice, with one moving voice being lower, and two upper voices that are higher in pitch. Due to there being more voices involved, the music is always more rhythmic than Leonin's version of the same piece. Matching up each part without having a rhythmic pulse would be impossible. So, if I am understanding things correctly, this is not an example of Florid Organum during the word "viderunt" (as it was with the piece by Leonin) because in this case there are four voices, and this necessitates a strong rhythmic pulse between the three non-tenor voices.
I can see why many think of Perotin as taking Leonin to the next level (or improving on him), because that is really what's happening here in terms of complexity and textures.
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