Complete the sentence about Tvísöngur with the correct year: Around ______, Johannes de Garlandia became the first theorist to prohibit the practice.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1300
Around 1300 Johannes de Garlandia became the first theorist to prohibit the practice. It was a ban on parallel fifths.
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