Historical dictionary of sacred music. Joseph P. Swain. 2006.
Byzantine Chant — Chant of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Uniate Church of the Byzantine Rite, and other ecclesial descendants of the eastern Roman empire. An estimated 15,000 manuscripts of the chant survive, although only about 10 percent are written in a… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Nenano — Phthora Nenano (gr. φθορά νενανῶ, also νενανὼ) is the name of one of the two extra modes in the Byzantine Octoechos an eight mode system, which was created by a reform of the Monastery Agios Sabas, near Jerusalem, during the seventh century.… … Wikipedia
Glykys, Joannes — (fl. late 13th century) Along with Johannes Koukouzeles, he developed the elaborate Byzantine kalophonic chant. Known as the teacher of teachers, a manual of Byzantine chironomy is attributed to him, as is a didactic chant, Ison oligon {}oxeia … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Akolouthiai — (Gk. orders of service ) Manuscripts containing Byzantine chant. The earliest is dated 1336; about 20 of those discovered so far also date from the 14th century and 40 more from the 15th.More than 100 composers are cited, including Joannes… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Koukouzeles, Johannes (St.) — (c. 1280, Dyrrachium [now Durrēs, Albania – c.1360–75, Mount Athos) Known as angelophōnos ( angel voice ) and the second most revered source of Byzantine chant after St. John Damascene, he retired to a hermitage on Mt. Athos while at the peak… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Chrysaphes, Manuel — (fl. c. 1440–1463, Constantinople) More compositions of Byzantine kalophonic chant by him appear in post mid 15th century sources than of any other composer. He also wrote Peri tōn entheōroumenön tē psaltikē technē kai hōn phronous {}kakös… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
КАЛОФОНИЧЕСКОЕ ПЕНИЕ — Аколуфии. 1336 г. (Athen. Bibl. Nat. 2458. Fol. 1) Аколуфии. 1336 г. (Athen. Bibl. Nat. 2458. Fol. 1) [калофония; греч. καλοφωνία, от καλός прекрасный и φωνή голос, звук], греч. певч. стиль, расцвет которого приходится на 2 последних столетия… … Православная энциклопедия
Octoechos — This article is about the Byzantine musical system of eight modes. For the book of liturgical texts set to those modes, see Octoechos (liturgy). Oktōēchos (here transcribed Octoechos ; Greek: Ὀκτώηχος, from ὀκτώ eight + ἦχος sound, mode called… … Wikipedia
ДОХИ — [греч. δοχή, мн. ч. δοχές, букв. прием, праздник], мелодии прокимнов греч. калофонического стиля (см. Калофоническое пение) для вечерни и утрени; различают малые и большие Д. В визант. период этот термин обозначал торжественную встречу императора … Православная энциклопедия
GREECE — (Heb. יָוָן, Yavan), country in S.E. Europe. SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (TO 330 C.E.) Although the earliest known Jews on the Greek mainland are to be found only from the third century B.C.E., it is highly probable that Jews traveled or were forcibly… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
