The isorythmic motets of Guillaume Dufay
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Presentation
The origins of the motets of Guillaume Dufay (ca 1400-1474) reach back to the 14th century, while setting out the basis of a new style imbued at once with the contenance angloise and Italian vocality, forging a path toward the musical Renaissance. The performer needs to return to the sources in order to make his/her own the literary text, a reflection of the era’s political and religious events, deciphering the music through mastery of 14th-century compositional techniques coming out of an epoch in which virtuosity rhymed with expression.
Theoretical instruction
Coming straight out of the session the Musica Nova Ensemble devoted to the motets of Guillaume de Machaut, this one will offer singers the opportunity to share its experience via workshops that will delve into various aspects of Dufay’s motets. Gérard Geay will guide them in their discovery of compositional techniques. Numerous publications and facsimiles, some acquired expressly for this occasion, will be available to them in the François-Lang Music Library.
Practical instruction
Modality, rhythmic proportions, reading of the original notations from the main sources, solmisation (with musica ficta), individual vocal technique, improvisation and interpretation of polyphonic pieces, pronunciation of 15th century French and Latin.
Faculty
Lucien Kandel, singer and director of the Musica Nova Ensemble
Marc Busnel, singer in the Musica Nova Ensemble
Thierry Peteau, singer in the Musica Nova Ensemble
Gérard Geay, musical advisor
David Fallows, musicologist
Raphaël Picazos, musician, teacher
Calendar
Auditions
28 January 2010
Sessions
Saturday 20 through Thursday 25 February 2010
Wednesday 28 April through Sunday 2 May 2010
Monday 26 July through Sunday 1 August 2010
for a total of 18 days of instruction
Public demonstration
Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Sunday 1 August 2010
Artists involved
8 singers: sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones
Fee Information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee, a compulsory membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont, tuition, and boarding expenses.
An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.
Financial aid for tuition
› for casual entertainment workers (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by payslips and Congés Spectacles certificates.
› for salaried employes (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local ANPE and/or ASSEDIC offices.
› 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, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year L’Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, photo, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
For participants who are not in a position to qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 510 € remains at your expense.