Joseph Jordania has outlined nine different types of polyphonic singing in his book Choral singing in human evolution.
I will be working through each type trying to give a simplified explanation and some musical examples. This week it’s contrapuntal polyphony.
Joseph Jordania has outlined nine different types of polyphonic singing in his book Choral singing in human evolution.
I will be working through each type trying to give a simplified explanation and some musical examples. This week it’s canonical polyphony.
Joseph Jordania has outlined nine different types of polyphonic singing in his book Choral singing in human evolution.
I will be working through each type trying to give a simplified explanation and some musical examples. This week it’s drone polyphony.
Joseph Jordania has outlined nine different types of polyphonic singing in his book Choral singing in human evolution.
I will be working through each type trying to give a simplified explanation and some musical examples. This week it’s parallel polyphony.
Most choirs sing in harmony. They sing a kind of ‘vocal polyphony’.
It’s a bit of a daunting word, but very useful. So let’s find out what ‘polyphony’ means.
I wrote last week about how wearing masks might affect singers and how they can overcome any obstacles.
This week I want to look at the impact on choir leaders.
Choirs are starting to rehearse again, both indoors and outdoors. Many are insisting that their singers wear masks.
What are the difficulties (if any) of singing while wearing a mask?
