If this time of year should prompt everyone to count their blessings, then one precious musical gift shines brightly over ...
The Pope has called for a revival of the sacred music of the church's past. After folk and rock 'n' roll Masses, what will the faithful make of polyphony, asks Aengus Collins Earlier this summer a ...
We have all heard it, yet most of us would not be able to name it. The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies.
Les Arts Florissants and Amala Dianor Company present the Passion story through a challenging fusion of music and dance. An empty stage with just a raised platform at the back conjured not only the ...
Layton (pictured below), however, rung unexpected changes by giving us Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Oratorio intercut with another festive favourite: Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, performed after the first ...
The transition from pure monophony to complex polyphony is a gradual one. Donald Macleod takes a close look at the change ...
Peter Phillips shares his lifelong passion for Renaissance vocal music by exploring the lives and works of two very contrasting composers: Thomas Tallis and Nicolas Gombert. Show more Peter Phillips ...
One of the many privileges of writing about video games is getting to go up close and personal with the places in which they're crafted. If you've got any love for games, the worlds they conjure and ...
After Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon forced the annual Liturgical Festival of religiously themed classical music to relocate to Jerusalem last year, the event is returning this time ...
Polyphony Digital is hiring for its GT Explore Studio, a department with offices around the world which liaises with various real-life car manufacturers on in-game concepts, like the Vision GT series.