The vocal sonority and the choral practice in the Baroque period

guidelines for today’s Baroque music performance

Authors

  • Angelo José Fernandes State University of Campinas
  • Adriana Giarola Kayama State University of Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2008.54800

Keywords:

Baroque period, vocal music, choral music, vocal technique, performance practice

Abstract

This paper is a small part of a large research on practice and sonority of many choral music styles. Through bibliographical investigation of works written by authors from the Baroque period to the present, our goals are: the description of the vocal sonority throughout the Baroque period; the presentations of the vocal types in the Baroque; the analysis of some vocal techniques; the description of important aspects of the choral practice of the period; and finally, the presentation of some technical and stylistic suggestions for the practice of the Baroque choral music in the present.

Author Biographies

  • Angelo José Fernandes, State University of Campinas

    Angelo José Fernandes is a conductor from Itajubá, MG. He holds a master’s degree in Interpretative Practices (conducting) from the Graduate Program in Music at the Institute of Arts of the State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, is a specialist in choral conducting, and has a bachelor's degree in piano from the School of Music of the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Interpretative Practices (conducting) in the same program, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Adriana Giarola Kayama. He is actively involved as a choral conductor and has gained recognition for his work with the Madrigal Musicanto of Itajubá, which was recently awarded at the 10th Athens International Choir Festival in Greece, where it won a silver medal in the Chamber Choirs category and a bronze medal in the Mixed Choirs category.

  • Adriana Giarola Kayama, State University of Campinas

    Adriana Giarola Kayama holds a doctorate in Performance Practice from the University of Washington, USA. She is a faculty member at UNICAMP, specializing in singing, vocal technique, diction, and chamber music. She has coordinated the undergraduate and graduate music programs at UNICAMP.

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“The Vocal Sonority and the Choral Practice in the Baroque Period: Guidelines for today’s Baroque Music Performance”. 2008. Per Musi, no. 18 (January): 59-68. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2008.54800.

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