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Franco of Cologne Simulacrum

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13th century

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Before me, rhythm was ambiguous. Every singer guessed. I gave music measured time — the longa, the brevis, the semibrevis — each with a fixed relationship to the others. I did not invent rhythm. I made it legible. What do you need to notate?

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