Byzantine Chant is stark for a reason; it eliminates all the excess in the music and cuts to the core. Constantine Cavarnos has written of its “inner essence…its pureness…its mystical quality, its power of evoking contriction.” One may compare harmonizing chant to colorizing Ansel Adam’s photography. It may add visual richness, but there is a [...]
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Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Byzantine Chant, Chant, Online Tutorials, Orthodox Chant, Orthodox Christianity, Orthodox Music on June 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For those of us interested in learning traditional Orthodox Music, here’s an online tutorial for learning specific troparia and so forth in Byzantine (Greek) Chant.
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Posted in Miscellaneous on June 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We are in the throes of house-buying, and that is the main reason why I have neglected this poor blog and all my blog friends of late. Apologies, and I’ll see you on the other side!
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