The deadline of the registration for the 8th International Symposium on Traditional Polyphony expired on 15 April, 2016; On 25 April Symposium Program Committee announced results of the discussion of abstracts.
55 scholars have been selected to participate in the 8th symposium to be held at Tbilisi State Conservatoire on 26-30 September, 2016; of these 32 foreign scholars from 17 countries of the world and 23 Georgian scholars.
For presenting papers at scientific sessions:
Akat Abdulah and Razmadze Nino (Turkey, Georgia)
The Past and Present Musical Life of the Georgians in İnegöl, Turkey
Arndt Matthew (USA)
Some Statistical Properties of Harmony and Voice Leading in Shemokmedi School
Georgian Chant
Baghashvili Gia (Georgia)
Aesthetic Category of Eternity in Kartli-Kakhetian Table Songs
Bithell Caroline (UK)
Polyphony, Heritage and Sustainability
Blagojević Gordana (Serbia)
The Role of Polyphonic Singing in the Establishment of Interethnic Dialogue: Serbian-Jewish Baruch Brothers Choir from Belgrade
Chaldaeakes Achilleas (Greece)
Polyphony hidden into Byzantine Monophony?
Chkheidze Tamar (Georgia)
Functions of Voices and their Role in the Formation of Polyphony in Georgian Church Chants
Erkvanidze Malkhaz (Georgia)
On the Canon and Canonic Thinking in Georgian Traditional Music
GabisoniaTamaz (Georgia)
Regularity of Bass in Georgian Traditional Music
Gerlach Oliver (Germany)
Competences in Italo-Albanian Multipart Song during the last 50 Years
Gusak Rayisa (Ukraine)
Solo and Band Polyphonic Performance in the Traditional Ukrainian Culture of Music Instruments
Jovanović Jelena (Serbia)
Elements of Shop (two-part) rural musical idiom in symbiosis with other (unison) musical tradition in the region of Central Serbia
Jordania Joseph (Australia/Georgia)
Cross-Cultural Study of Geographical Dynamics of Traditional Polyphony
Kane Frank and Scherbaum Frank (France/Germany)
Utilizing body vibrations for teaching, visualization and analysis of traditional Georgian singing
Kavtaradze Marina (Georgia)
Adaptation of Traditional Musical Culture under Globalization Conditions
Kazantseva Liudmila (Russia)
A concept of intonation in polyphonic music
Khaltaeva Larisa (Russian Federation)
Bourdone multi-voice: texture and (or) myth?
Khardziani Maka (Georgia)
Influence of Migration Processes on Svan Traditions and Folk Music
Koço Eno (UK/Albania)
Baud-Bovy, an Independent Voice Amid the Local Schools of Thought and Globally Dominant Trends
Kuzmich Andrea (Canada)
Creating New World “Folk Culture” Through Old Polyphonic Songs
Lafarga Marques Manuel (Spain)
Music and language in Homo lineage
Martashvili Lasha (Georgia)
Faultless Notation of Georgian Traditional Polyphony
Pärtlas Žanna (Estonia)
The Brides of Death: The Seto Collective Laments to the Maiden
G. Piotrowska Anna (Poland)
The notion of polyphony as a travelling concept
Romanou Katy (Greece)
Polyphony in a “monophonic” tradition
Sanz Gonzalez Penelope (Spain)
Tonal perception phylogeny, vocal learning and behavior in human evolution
Schedtler Susanne / Zotti Herbert (Austria)
About Differences of multipart singing in Austria
Scherbaum Frank, Arom Simha and Kane Frank (France/Germany)
Graphical comparative analysis of the harmonic structure of the Akhobadze corpus of Svan songs
Sokolova Alla (Russia, Adygheya Republic)
Hard-component multi-timbral polyphony in the Circassian dance circle
Spajic Svetlana (Serbia)
Keeping traditional polyphony in Serbia alive
la Spina Riccardo (Canada)
Harmonization and Peculiarities of Hawaiian Ensemble Singing in Early Recordings of (1904-26)
Sultanova Razia (UK)
Rhythmic polyphonic texture in Shashmaqam
Ziegler Susanne (Germany)
25 years later: Remembering field recordings in Guria 1991
Zumbadze Nato (Georgia)
On the Issue of Polyphony in Tushetian Songs
Poster presentation (to be presented at special session):
Hisaoka Kae (Japan)
The alternative role of new Tushetian female songs in Georgian male polyphonic culture (tentative title)
Kaganova Marina (USA)
My Voice is Mine because it Goes from Me
Kraveishvili Giorgi (Georgia)
Music of Klarjeti and its Parallels with Meskhetian Music
Lomsadze Teona (Georgia)
Role of Traditional Music in Pop Music of Baltic Countries
Morello Mario (Canada)
Shift and Transformation in Salento: Investigating Change in Polyphonic Structure and
Performance Practice of Canti Polivocali in Southern Puglia
Mzhavanadze Nana (Georgia)
On one Cadence Articulation in Svan Song
Royer-Artuso Nicolas(Canada)
Heterophony: from performance to actualization
Rukhadze Teona (Georgia)
Variety of Gudastviri the Traditional Music of the Georgians in Georgia and Elsewhere – Polyphony and Performance Peculiarities
Zhuzhunadze Baia (Georgia)
Meskhetian Folk Songs – from Polyphony to Monophony
Papers for familiarization (all participants will have possibility to get familiarized with papers, put questions in the case of interest within the time limit);
Alimbarashvili Giorgi and Kapanadze Otar (Georgia)
Project “Georgian Folk Treasure, Folk Ensembles” and Problems related to of Folk Song and Dance Performance
Gelashvili Maia (Georgia)
Gurian “Nanina”
Kalandadze-Makharadze Nino (Georgia)
The Wardrops and Georgian Traditional Music (unknown pages in British-Georgian relations)
Managadze Khatuna (Georgia)
Compositional Peculiarities of Fast and Feast Heirmi (on the example of VI-tone heirmi)
Oniani Ekaterine (Georgia)
On the Manifestation of Polyphony in the 10th-11th –Century Georgian System of Neumes
Sukhiashvili Magda (Georgia)
The Term Mortuli in Georgian Hymnography
Pirtskhalava Nino (Georgia)
Ioane Petritsi in the History of Georgian Aesthetic Thinking
Valishvili Nana (Georgia)
Interior Migrations and Ethnocultural Traditions in Georgia