A short piece with overtone singing and guitar. I composed this after looking at chordal structures in the overtone scale and demonstrating how to sing these as overtone arpeggios. Especially the augmented chordal structures are inspired by that, I did not use these for quite a long time. I like the shady quality of these chord types. Also, I tried to combine the modal aspect of the overtone singing resulting from one fundamental pitch that is not changed throughout the whole piece with chords that suggest a somewhat open tonality. In a way, the chords challenge the drone of the singing, they lean against it in dissonances that are released in different directions.
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The wunderful Swedish folk song “Ack, Värmeland, du sköna” in a set for overtone singing with changing fundamentals incl accompaniment chords. Anybody who tries it. The premiere was in Sweden last week together with Anna-Maria Hefele.
https://www.oberton.org/neue-herausvorderung-fuer-gute-obertonsaenger/
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You want to sing overtones on several fundamental tones?
You would like to practice polyphonic overtone singing with scores?
You need simple overtone melodies that you can sing?
You are looking for tips and tricks to train your brain for the strange two-way attention during overtone singing?
You would like to sing overtones in several voices together with others?
You teach overtone singing and are happy about teaching material?
If only one of these things applies, then have a look at sing2!
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sing2 - Overtone Melodies for Women
A collection of songs for the introduction to polyphonic singing - conceived for female voice, but also singable for men. Free Download (book and soundfiles) is possible on my website: https://www.polyphona.de/sing2-en.html
Please let it travel arround the world.
Hi Everyone Hola a Tod@s
My book is aimed at absolute beginners, with simple and clear exercises which are explained in the text, each exercise is sung on the CD in the note of C - DO to make things easy
El libro está diseñado para principiantes, con explicaciones muy claras y una pista en el CD para cada ejercicio en la nota DO.
The link to buy my book is below the image: El enlace para comprar el libro está debajo de la imagen
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, German, Dutch, French and Swedish
IDIOMAS: Español, inglés, alemán, francés, holandés y sueco
For buy a copy of the book, please click on the link below. This is for a physical copy of the book and NOT a download.
Three years ago a group of harmonic singers and musicians opend up what has become an insider place for silent sounds: Klangkeller-Bern you name it sound cellar! Thus, whenever you get to Bern it is a must to visit. Just have a glimpse to our homepage https://www.klangkeller-bern.ch/
Here just a brief look into one of the many clips on Youtube, just go for >Klangkeller Bern< and choose....
I want to use the looper tool of ableton live on stage, so I need some practice and that is why you see me rehearsing 'Eka' (Ethno Kitsch Atmo) of the 'Fake african memories here. I am not satisfied with my ways of routing different channels to the looper, I hope I can find out a better way. The throat singing is my style of blending asian and african inspiration. No elaborated melodic use of overtones here, musical complexity arises from layering of different parts...
Journey In Diphonia - Call for participation in crowdfunding
Dear Everyone,
After "Masters of overtone singing" (2010),
Les Films du Rocher & Routes Nomades
are preparing a new movie :
Journey In Diphonia (Voyage en Diphonie in french)
For that we start a crowdfunding until the 31 of March 2017.
We need your help!
Discover the movie project on the website:
Follow us on Facebook: https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Voyage-en-Diphonie/
Teaser on YouTube:
However, I have started to be able to produce a very clear Sygyt. It is hard to control the tone it makes but just being able to hear it is making me happy.
I still need to figure out how the people in my throat singing cd's can make this sound almost completely without the droning noise that comes with it. *other than a lot of practice :P *
just a quick reminder that my tuition guide book and CD is still available:
'How to Khoomei'
This aids learning of all styles of overtone and throat singing.
You can review and purchase using the links below.
A PDF downloadable version will be available very soon.
Kindest regards,
Jonathan Cope
Sound For health
Dear overtone singers,
my new book 'Pieces for polyphonic overtone singing' is now available. It contains 25 pieces for female singers and 25 pieces for male singers, including many folk song arrangements, some original compositions and even a polyphonic overtone-fugue. It is recommended for all singers who want to enhance their abilities in polyphonic overtone singing.
You can order it by sending me a PM or mail me at: overtone[at]fantasymail.de
best regards,
Johannes Lind
happy to announce the release of my latest CD, recorded with my good friend Paul Lennon.
This features a wide range of ethnic instruments and a fair amount of overtone / throat singing.
You can listen to, and buy it using the links below. I'd be happy to get any feedback.
May 2011 bring you all you desire.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cope
Sound For Health
SFH website
Sounds Orange site
Bandcamp site
Amazon
Here is an interesting article by Oorzhak Khunashtaar-ool from 1993 about his lifelong khoomei singing, and how it must be properly taught to the young to preserve correct technique and tradition.
Even back in 1993, he laments the introduction of pop music influences into khoomei.
Also, note the suggestion that a young female group should form, the daughters of Tuva, which came true with 'Tuva Kyzy'.
Check this out! Amazing what you can create from a single voice.
https://www.oberton.org/one-mouth-orchestra-michal-esz/
The site admin suggested I post this here, as I have in the Facebook group 'Overtone Singers Unite'. BTW, if you haven't already become a member of that group, I recommend it.
The subject of this blog is collaboration online. With overtones of course. The site I use is kompoz.com
You can find almost anything here in terms of style. There are some quite accomplished producers, engineers, composers, etc. here, so don't worry about the quality. Of course, there are some wash outs, but if you dig around, you can find some real gems, who welcome anything and everything to add to the mix.
I did this a while back, and without too much searching came across some tracks that really inspired me. I did the vocal tracks in about a 3 hour time span. The mix was completed by the people who originated the idea. It was dedicated to the people affected by the Japan Tsunami, called 'Waves'.
It has been published here and is available for various levels of licenses.
Listen here:
Masters of overtone singing
Хѳѳмэйн эзэд
a documentary-film by Jean-Francois Castell
"Coup de pouce" awarded at Nancy's film festival for researcher 2012
"Prix Bartók" awarded by the French Society for Ethnomusicology at Jean Rouch International Festival 2011
"Best documentary" at Festival Aux quatre coins du monde 2011
"Coup de coeur" selection at Festival Écrans de l'aventure 2010
The DVD: Film (53') with Bonus (33')
Languages (film+bonus): subtitles in English, Mongol, French
Released in may 2012
Abstract of the film:
Dörvön Berkh is a vocal ensemble of four soloist Masters of Mongolian overtone singing. Johanni Curtet is a young french ethnomusicologist researcher, who came up with the idea of persuasing these soloists to join together to perform a series of concerts and produce a CD. This remarkable documentary, filmed on the vast steppes of Mongolia and in Le Mans and Rennes in France, takes us on an extraordinary musical and ethnological journey: revealing how the concert tour was created, how the four individual singers learn to perform together, as well as the methods of teaching overtone singing and the researches of Johanni into the origins of this ancestral music.
The bonus:
You will find tracks with D.Tserendavaa singing xöömij near a waterfall, N.Sengedorj playing the tsuur flute near a river, N.Ganzorig interpreting his famous composition "Khöömii magtaal", an unreleased live video of Dörvön Berkh, Ts.Tsogtgerel at home reflecting his learning of overtone singing, Johanni giving a course of overtone singing at the University of Rennes 2, or leading a reflection on his research at the sound archives of the Academy of Sciences in Ulaanbaatar
To order the DVD online, follow this link: castelldocumentaire.free.fr
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Français:
Maîtres de chant diphonique
Хѳѳмэйн эзэд
un documentaire de Jean-François Castell
Prix Coup de pouce du Festival du film de chercheur, Nancy 2012
Prix Bartók de la Société française d'ethnomusicologie au Festival Jean Rouch 2011
Meilleur documentaire au Festival Aux quatre coins du monde 2011
Sélection "Coup de coeur" au Festival Écrans de l'aventure 2010
Le DVD: Film (53mn)+Bonus (33mn)
Langues (film+bonus): sous-titré en Français, Mongol, Anglais
Sortie mai 2012
Résumé du film:
Dörvön Berkh est un ensemble vocal composé de quatre des plus grands maîtres du chant diphonique mongol. C’est Johanni Curtet,apprenti chercheur français en ethnomusicologie, qui a eu l’idée de les réunir pour une série de concerts et enregistrer un disque. C’est en Mongolie, puis au Mans, à Rennes que nous suivons le travail des uns et des autres: la création des concerts et le travail des grands maîtres, mais aussi les recherches de Johanni qui étudie les sources de cette musique ancestrale et recense ses pratiques et ses modes d’apprentissage. De la création de la tournée française, jusqu'aux confins des steppes de l'Altaï, ce film nous invite à vivre un voyage musical et ethnographique rare et envoutant.
Les Bonus:
Retrouvez de longues plages musicales, avec Tserendavaa diphonant près d'une cascade, Sengedorj jouant de la tsuur près d'une rivière, Ganzorig interprétant son fameux "Khöömii magtaal", un titre inédit en vidéo live de Dörvön Berkh, Tsogtgerel chez lui témoignant de son apprentissage du chant diphonique, Johanni donnant un cours de chant diphonique à l'université Rennes 2 ou encore, menant une réflexion sur sa recherche aux archives sonores de l'Académie des Sciences d'Ulaanbaatar
Une coproduction LA CURIEUSE/LES FILMS DU ROCHER/ROUTES NOMADES
Pour commander le DVD:
Par courrier, merci de retourner ce bon de commande accompagné du règlement: Bon_commande_DVD_Ma%C3%AEtres_de_Chant_Diphonique.pdf
Informations sur: www.routesnomades.fr
Paiement en ligne sur ce lien: castelldocumentaire.free.fr
It's from the sound track of academy award winning movie "The Great Beauty". And it's from Estonia again, the country I love, the country of voices.
Die große Schönheit – mit Obertönen zum Oscar | Vox Clamantis
Please check out my new book, the complete guide to polyphonic overtone singing: www.traumzeit-verlag.de/stuarthinds
26 pages presentation with rich illustration material. Watch it at this link!
