Léonin (b. 1150?) was the first known composer; Pérotin (b. 1200?) was the second known composer.
Having known so much, we present Classicalite's Cartoon Trivia with Leo & Peri.
Leo: "Hey, Peri, I'm looking for that organum fake book we both had tunes in a while back. As I recall, it was pretty 'great.' What was the title again? You know how bad my Latin's gotten..."
Peri: "How soon you do forget. The book you want is, in fact, great. It's called the Magnus Liber Organi (Great Book of Organum, that is), which is a lot easier to remember than Magnus liber organi de graduali et antiphonario pro servitio divino. That's what my official copy says, dear Leo."
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