NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Though they’ve made a name for themselves singing music that’s hundreds of years old, the four men of New York Polyphony are unequivocably voices of their own times, not ancient ...
This week on Continuum Milton Scheuermann and Thais St. Julien present examples of the first forms of polyphony, music composed for two or more melodies performed at the same time. Various examples ...
Congregation Emanu-El has announced the season launch of the upcoming Cantors' Concert Series on Saturday, December 7 at 7.30 p.m., presenting the San Francisco debut of POLYPHONY, the renowned and ...
Editor’s note: To listen along as you read, click the links in the text. These pieces were performed for The Economist by the choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. IN 1605 Charles de Ligny, a Frenchman, ...