Corsican and Sicilian Polyphonic Singing

During the workshop, we will focus on the principles of polyphonic singing from Corsica and Sicily and work with specific modes and songs. Unlike a choir, polyphonic singing obeys to the rules of own initiative. There is no conductor, the construction is organic and collective. Each voice has a specific role (bassa supports, secunda leads, terza pulls). The song appears through voices being autonomous and evolving a-parallely. There is an interactivity, a constant negotiation between the individual and the collective; the “one”, alone, and the “three” of polyphony.

WORKSHOP mit Clélia Colonna (FR/AT) & Irene Coticchio (IT/AT) (cowbirds)

Reservation: clelia.colonna@gmail.com

The workshop is 4 hrs each day