Concerning Polyphony in Georgian Chanting
Concerning Polyphony in Georgian Chanting
Author(s): David ShugliashviliSubject(s): Music
Published by: Editura Universității Naționale de Muzică din București
Keywords: Concerning Polyphony; Georgian Chanting; Georgian national music;
Summary/Abstract: The characteristics of Georgian national music in terms of musical thinking and language manifest first and foremost in the form of its signature polyphony. Three-voice singing is the primary form of polyphony in Georgian folk music, and a codified standard for Georgian church music since its foundations. Various traditions of chanting schools surviving to this day show us the developmental stages of polyphony, which are the subject of our study.
Journal: Musicology Today: Journal of the National University of Music Bucharest
- Issue Year: 5/2014
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 207-218
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
