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How a choir works (pt 1/3) - choral polyphony
Choral polyphonic texture is explored through performance and commentary by choral experts including Gareth Malone who demonstrates this device by conducting a choir who perform William Byrd's 'Mass for three Voices'. Experts describe what the word means and how lines of sound that occur together pass the listener's ear from part to part - all working together perfectly harmoniously.
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