Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Medieval music theorists favored the use of triads, the basic consonant chords of music.
B. Medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines is called organum.
C. Perotin was among the first known composers to write music with more than two voices.
D. Paris was the intellectual and artistic capital of Europe during the late medieval period.


Answer: A

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