Conducting and Pedagogical Aspects Regarding the Compositional Means in the 10 Secular Carols by Tudor Jarda
Conducting and Pedagogical Aspects Regarding the Compositional Means in the 10 Secular Carols by Tudor Jarda

Summary/Abstract: The present study is focused on the collection of ten choruses from Tudor Jarda’s creation. The collection originated due to the friendship that the composer had with the conductor and pedagogue Dorin Pop, the first performance of all the pieces being held by the Cappella Transylvanica choir. Along with the artistic and aesthetic values of a high level of these carols, their pedagogical values stand out. In their harmonization, Jarda used the modal system, employing a wide range of compositional means, from the simplest way of accompaniment, the ison-based accompaniment respectively, to complex polyphonic and polymetric adaptations. We consider that these carols can be approached at different stages in the study of conducting, serving both for the completion of the conducting technique and for the accumulation of a unique, autochthonous and particularly valuable repertoire from an artistic and expressive point of view.

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