New research has uncovered the earliest known practical piece of polyphonic music, an example of the principles that laid the foundations of European musical tradition. The earliest known practical ...

The Holy Father offered his praise to polyphonic music while welcoming participants at the June 18 event commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a ...

There are various theories about the history of polyphony, and it is said that there are many unclear points because it occurred in various parts of the world, but the oldest surviving material is ...

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, ...

The four-man vocal ensemble New York Polyphony sings ancient music built for big resonant spaces. Since they can't just pop into St. Patrick's Cathedral any time they need to practice a renaissance ...

In Polyphonic Minds: Music of the Hemispheres (The MIT Press, 2017), Peter Pesic examines the shift in Western history from monophonic music — music with one melodic line — to polyphonic music, which ...

Music can move us from darkness to light. Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico is performing a suite of songs at the Cathedral of St. John on Friday, July 12. The varied program was designed to demonstrate ...

PhD student happens upon fragment in British Library suggesting modern multi-part music evolved earlier than was thought A few lines of music written down 1,100 years ago, spotted by chance by a ...

In a word, Polyphony is about harmony. The Nazareth-based organization was initiated by locally-born, and then Berlin-resident, violinist Nabil Abboud-Ashkar in 2006. Its first incarnation was as a ...

There are dozens (and frankly probably hundreds) of excellent recordings in the catalogue that revolve around two staple subjects: romantic love and religious devotion. But for their latest album, New ...

GRAMMY-nominated vocal quartet New York Polyphony will perform a special 20th Anniversary Concert at the Church of St. Mary ...