Quadruplum
(kwah-DROO-plum)


[Lat., Quadruple]

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Term used in Medieval theory having several meanings:

1. Polyphony having four vioces.
2. The fourth voice (highest) in a polyphonic composition (organum) having four or more voices.
3. Diminution or augmentation by a factor of four in mensural notation.

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