Polyphony in the Corsican Tradition: Structure, Style, Contexts, Motivation

Caroline Bithell

Polyphony in the Corsican Tradition: Structure, Style, Contexts, Motivation

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Abstract

This paper begins by focusing on the Corsican paghjella (polyphonic song), offering an insight into its most significant features (structural, stylistic and paramusical). I then consider polyphonic material in the liturgical and paraliturgical traditions, commenting on (a) its relation to the profane paghjella style, and (b) the relationship between orally-transmitted repertoires and those surviving in manuscript form. Finally, I address the question of the origins and development of the Corsican polyphonic style.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Problems of Folk Polyphony
Subtitle of host publication	Materials of the international conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the V. Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Editors	Rusudan Tsurtsumia
Place of Publication	Tbilisi
Publisher	V. Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire
Pages	4-19
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	99928-836-0-X
Publication status	Published - 2000

Keywords

Traditional music in Corsica
Polyphonic song repertories

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Polyphony in the Corsican Tradition: Structure, Style, Contexts, Motivation. / Bithell, Caroline.
Problems of Folk Polyphony: Materials of the international conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the V. Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire. ed. / Rusudan Tsurtsumia. Tbilisi: V. Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, 2000. p. 4-19.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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