The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies. This can occur in secular or spiritual songs, and the ...

The repertoire of the excellent vocal quartet New York Polyphony extends through the present day, but this first-rate new release is a reminder that the music of the Renaissance remains central to ...

Although it’s commissioned works from contemporary composers and had a 1994 crossover hit collaborating with a Norwegian saxophonist, the early music Hilliard Ensemble stuck to Renaissance music ...