The earliest notated Western Medieval polyphonic repertory – the Winchester Troper

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How are these polyphonic pieces to be reconstituted via reading of the complex system of neumes in these Latin liturgical manuscripts?
Vocal technique and modal improvisation as well as musicological knowledge will make up the tools of experimentation.

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Faculty

Katarina Livljanic, singer, musicologist (Université Sorbonne-Paris IV), artistic director of the Dialogos Ensemble.

Susan Rankin, Professor of Medieval Musicology, University of Cambridge (Great Britain).

David Ganz, Emeritus Professor of Latin paleography, King’s College in London (Great Britain).

Working from unpublished repertories, the Dialogos Ensemble explores musical theatre, plainchant and the earliest Medieval polyphonic repertory, particularly in the southern Slavic world, developing an approach to contemporary re-creation.

Places available for

8 accomplished singers: sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones

Presentation

The theme of this session of instruction will take in subjects with which the Dialogos Ensemble has particular affinity: the early polyphonic repertory.
The polyphonic corpus from Winchester is among the little-known musical treasures from the Medieval West — these are the oldest polyphonic pieces to have come down to us in Latin liturgical manuscripts. Notated with a complex system of neumes that allow not a sole interpretation but rather several, these polyphonic pieces might well have been relegated to silence and oblivion due to the impossibility of providing a sole reading in modern transcription. Inquiry into their sound structure can thus only result in a hypothetical reconstruction, even with the aid of Medieval theoretical treatises. Here the work will involve two areas of study, each within its theoretical and practical aspects.

Practical instruction

This study will be carried out with Katarina Livljanic: reading of the original notation in the manuscript sources, individual vocal technique, modality, listening and interpretation of polyphonic pieces. The repertory will also be approached using techniques of improvisation in the modes.

Theoretical instruction

Susan Rankin, the foremost international specialist in this repertory, will guide us in the discovery of the sources, their notation and methods of study leading from the manuscript towards the vocal performance of these pieces of music. The Latin repertories from Winchester will be approached from the standpoint of the original notation in the manuscript sources.

Calendar

Auditions

Tuesday 13 March 2012

From the outset, along with the application portfolio, a recording of a solo vocal work (not necessarily from the Medieval repertory) is to be sent
For the audition, an unaccompanied Medieval vocal score is to be prepared (plainchant, or another vocal work, either liturgical or secular)

Session

From Saturday 21 through Sunday 29 July 2012,
for 9 days of instruction

Public presentation

Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Sunday 29 July 2012 at 5 pm

Fee Information

The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (including membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont and access to the François Lang Music Library), tuition, and boarding expenses.

The Royaumont Foundation takes over expenses for accomodations (room, board and breaks) during the entire duration of the training.

An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.

Financial aid for tuition

› for casual workers in the entertainment field (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by Congés Spectacles certificates and payslips.

› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local funds or Pôle emploi.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, only the enrolment fee remains at your expense, that is in the amount of 174 €.

Scholarships

The Association des Amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to singers born after the 1st January 1984 and instrumentalists born after 1st January 1987 who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made during Board meetings of the Association on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for financial aid from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.

For participants who cannot qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 264 € remains at your expense.