Identify the incorrect statement about the tenor voice as it is used in organum

a. based on a chant melody
b. moves more slowly than the newly composed upper voices
c. line always doubled by an instrumental accompaniment
d. term based on the Latin and French words that mean “to hold”
e. provides harmonic support for the upper voices

ANSWER: c

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Who is the composer of this listening example?

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