Vocal polyphony |
From Song to Madrigal |

The polyphony workshop "From Song to Madrigal" speak to "advance" singers and also good music's readers who want to "open" their ears.
We will draw from the huge repertory of french music, motet or madrigal, works which allow us to approach various parameters of vocal polyphony.
Guillaume Costeley will be, this year, our referent composer.
- Modal music/ tunning
- Declamation / Pronunciation
- Individual and collective listening
- Construction of a new instrument"the vocal strings quartet" *
- Depending on the needs, an individual technical's deepening could be proposed to the trainees.
That workshop is opened to mixed voices, masculine voices often been majority in the polyphony of XVIth century.
It speak to somebody who have good ability for musical's reading.
An active collaboration will be proposed to instrumentalist of the seminar who will be interested; notably in the "big" workshop devoted to sacred music (Henri Purcell).
The practise of vocal polyphony to one per voice prove to be an useful step for the singer development .
Quartet or ensemble already formed will be welcome!
- Preferential fees for groups enrolments are proposed.
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