The earliest practical example of polyphonic music has been discovered on the bottom of a manuscript at the British Library A manuscript showing the "birth" of 1,000 years of musical tradition has ...

A tenth-century manuscript has been found to contain the earliest known example of music written for more than one part. The music is a chant dedicated to Boniface, the patron saint of Germany and was ...

This week on Continuum Milton Scheuermann and Thais St. Julien present examples of the first forms of polyphony, music composed for two or more melodies performed at the same time. Various examples ...