Sentence examples for vocal polyphony from inspiring English sources

Vocal polyphony may occur in special ways.

Describing the tastes of his neighbors, he said, "Renaissance vocal polyphony — they can understand that as music.

Works by some of the greatest masters of vocal polyphony -- Dufay, Lassus, Byrd -- are to be included.

Rather than the three parts typical of most Burgundian music, four parts became standard for vocal polyphony in the late 15th century.

This is the recorded debut of his collaboration with Italian bandoneon player Daniele di Bonaventura, a duo originally founded to back traditional Corsican vocal polyphony outfit A Filetta.

The chapel, with its high-domed ceiling, is perfect for music of this kind: the bright acoustics add a patina to the lines of vocal polyphony and magnify the singers' consonants to create a fascinating rhythmic overlay.

This composition has different influences such as indigenous vocal polyphonies, rabeca (traditional fiddle) played in the cavalo-marinho tradition (a kind of street performance) and the Viola (10 stringed guitar) played in the northeastern tradition.

In both works, "Theotokia" and "The War Reporter," the singers were the radiant soprano Heather Buck and the members of the intrepid four-man vocal ensemble New York Polyphony.

After all this exotic polyphony, the contemporary vocal music sung by Ars Nova Copenhagen at the Little Night Music concert at the Kaplan Penthouse later that evening sounded relatively sedate.

The lineup includes the Renaissance vocal ensemble Stile Antico singing polyphony from the era of the Hapsburgs (the patrons in question here), New York's viol consort Parthenia presenting "A Hapsburg Songbook" and a choral concert of sacred music by Haydn, Biber and Fux.

This week, Alex Ross reviews a new CD by the Boston-based vocal ensemble Blue Heron, which performs Renaissance polyphony.