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The Traditions of Orthodox Music

Proceedings of the First International Conference
on Orthodox Church Music

University of Joensuu, Finland - 13-19 June 2005


Table of Contents

Byzantine Musical Tradition in Romania
as revealed in Romanian Anastasimataria
(19th - 20th centuries)
by Alexandru-Marius Dumitrescu

Staying awake at the wheel:
Some thoughts on arranging and composing Orthodox church music

by James
Chater

The “Decay” Revisited:
The St Petersburg Court Chant in the context of other common chan traditions of 19th century Russia

by Jopi
Harri

Certain compositional characteristics in the heirmos of the 8th Tone
(based on Russian sources from the 12th - 17th centuries)
by Svetlana Poliakova

How Musical was the ‘Sung Office’?
Some observations on the Ethos of the Late Byzantine Cathedral Rite

by Alexander
Lingas

The Heirmologion by Balasios the Priest: A Middle-point between Past and Present
by Ioannis
Arvanitis

The Perspectives of Reviving Znamenny Singing in Russia
by Anatoly
Grindenko


The Proceedings of the First International Conference on Orthodox Church Music at the University of Joensuu include papers given by musicians and scholars from twelve different countries. 

The volume is the first publication from the International Society for Orthodox Church Music.

ISSN 1796-9581
ISBN 978-952-99883-0-3

The publication can be purchased for 20 euros (+postage) directly from the Society.

 
 
 
   
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