Lenten Music through the Ages, Part 2: From One Voice to Many: Renaissance Polyphony

Episode Topic:  From One Voice to Many, Renaissance Polyphony

During the early Renaissance, musicians started to experiment with singing different musical lines at the same time. You might even say that boredom was the catalyst for polyphony! The earliest forms of polyphony are the singing of Gregorian melodies homophonically — two lines sung at an interval of perfect 4th or 5th. By the end of the 16th century, what began as basic harmony developed into some of the most lush vocal music ever created.

Featured Speakers: 

• J.J. Wright ’14, Director, Notre Dame Folk Choir
•  Margot Fassler, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy
• Mark Doerries, Head of the Graduate Conducting Studio, Associate Professor of the Practice in Conducting, Artistic Director of the Notre Dame Children's Choir

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This podcast is a part of the Rome Book Club ThinkND Series titled “Lenten Music through the Ages”.

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