Editing Polyphony (section)

===Corsica===

The French island of [[Corsica]] has a unique style of music called {{ill|Paghjella|fr|Paghjella}} that is known for its polyphony. Traditionally, Paghjella contains a staggered entrance and continues with the three singers carrying independent melodies. This music tends to contain much [[melisma]] and is sung in a nasal temperament. Additionally, many paghjella songs contain a [[picardy third]]. After paghjella's revival in the 1970s, it mutated. In the 1980s it had moved away from some of its more traditional features as it became much more heavily produced and tailored towards western tastes. There were now four singers, significantly less melisma, it was much more structured, and it exemplified more homophony. To the people of Corsica, the polyphony of paghjella represented freedom; it had been a source of cultural pride in Corsica and many felt that this movement away from the polyphonic style meant a movement away from paghjella's cultural ties. This resulted in a transition in the 1990s. Paghjella again had a strong polyphonic style and a less structured meter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corsica-isula.com/music.htm|title=Learn about Corsican traditional music, groups and recordings.|last=Keyser|first=William|website=www.corsica-isula.com|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Polyphonic Voices: National Identity, World Music and the Recording of Traditional Music in Corsica|last=Bithell|first=Caroline|publisher=British Forum of Ethnomusicology|year=1996}}</ref>