A new beginning for Renaissance polyphony?
Kevin O’Carroll
Page 226 | 2023
Abstract
Conventional editions of renaissance polyphony have increasingly been found wanting. In particular, many experienced conductors report how the intrusion of bar lines disrupts the original flow of the music and results in unwitting accentation that spoils the natural rhythm of the Latin text. The author explains how the use of modern notation has resulted in this and describes a system for negotiating the problem that is both faithful to the original manuscript and performance conditions whilst being readily comprehensible for singers used to modern notation.
