Laus Polyphoniae
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Laus Polyphoniae is the summer edition of the Festival van Vlaanderen (Festival of Flanders
)-Antwerp. Since 1994 this early music
and polyphony
festival takes place in the last weeks of August.
Every edition has its central theme or compositor. An ensemble in residence presents several concerts regarding the annual theme.
Past themes:
Festival of Flanders
Festival of Flanders is an annual music event at different locations in Flanders. It started initially as a "Summer Festival", but now its activities are spread from January to May, with a peak in the late summer and early autumn.-History :The Festival of Flanders has its roots in Tongeren,...
)-Antwerp. Since 1994 this early music
Early music
Early music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
and polyphony
Polyphony
In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ....
festival takes place in the last weeks of August.
Every edition has its central theme or compositor. An ensemble in residence presents several concerts regarding the annual theme.
Past themes:
- Orlandus Lassus (1994)
- 16th Century Antwerp Music Printers (1995)
- I Fiamminghi in Italia (1996)
- Johannes OckeghemJohannes OckeghemJohannes Ockeghem was the most famous composer of the Franco-Flemish School in the last half of the 15th century, and is often considered the most...
and His Era (1997) - Música Ibérica (1998)
- Anthony van DyckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
and the Music of His Era (1999) - The first polyphonistsPolyphonyIn music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ....
(2000) - Josquin Desprez and his era (2001)
- Musica Britannica (2002)
- Philippus de Monte and the Habsburg Courts (2003)
- Polifonia Italiana (2004)
- Jacob ObrechtJacob ObrechtJacob Obrecht was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was the most famous composer of masses in Europe in the late 15th century, being eclipsed by only Josquin des Prez after his death.-Life:...
and His Era (2005) - Capilla FlamencaCapilla FlamencaCapilla Flamenca is a vocal and instrumental early music consort based in Leuven, Belgium. The group specialises in 14th to 16th Century music from Flanders and takes its name from the choir of the court chapel of Emperor Charles V... - Conquista y reconquista (2006) - Ensemble ElymaEnsemble ElymaEnsemble Elyma is an early music ensemble specialising in the baroque musical heritage of Latin America, led by Gabriel Garrido.-Selected discography:See...
- Franse polyfonie (2007) - Ensemble Clément JanequinClément JanequinClément Janequin was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers of popular chansons of the entire Renaissance, and along with Claudin de Sermisy, was hugely influential in the development of the Parisian chanson, especially the programmatic type...
- Music in the Hanseatic Cities (2008) - Concerto Palatino
- Cappella Sistina (2009) - Collegium Vocale Gent
- Manu Scriptum (2010) - Huelgas EnsembleHuelgas EnsembleThe Huelgas Ensemble is a Belgian early music group formed by the Flemish conductor Paul Van Nevel in 1971. The group's performance and extensive discography focuses on renaissance polyphony...
- Sons Portugueses (2011) - La Colombina