Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis
The present paper explores some aspects of the so-called kalophonic musical style which flourished during the last centuries of Byzantium. It focuses on a masterpiece by St. John Koukouzeles, namely the epibole Φρούρησον πανένδοξε (Ο Allglorious, keep watch over the city), in honor of St. Demetrios,...
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| description | The present paper explores some aspects of the so-called kalophonic musical style which flourished during the last centuries of Byzantium. It focuses on a masterpiece by St. John Koukouzeles, namely the epibole Φρούρησον πανένδοξε (Ο Allglorious, keep watch over the city), in honor of St. Demetrios, the protector of Thessaloniki, and is complementary to some previous musicological analysis of this piece by Stephania Meralidou. After a brief presentation of the old sticheron Ἔχει μὲν ἡ θειοτάτη σου ψυχή, whereof St. John takes his departing point for the kalophonic composition, the paper concentrates on a multi-level analysis of the epibole, firstly on the ground of the late middle-Byzantine notation, according to the ms Vlatadon 46 (A.D. 1551), and secondly by comparing the old notation to its slow exegesis in new-Byzantine notation by Chourmouzios Chartophylax (score and recording issued by the Greek Byzantine Choir, dir. L. Angelopoulos).
The analysis comprises several approaches like textual, music-architectural, modal, micro-syntactical, rhetorical, macro-syntactical, generative, comparative (cf. plates 7-12, 17-20. Since this material is also suitable for didactic purposes, the different plates are given again in the appendix, in form of exercises to be filled in by interested students).
The different analytical approaches reveal the highly refined melodic fabric of kalophonia with its plethora of theseis-combinations, the extensive use of music-rhetorical devices, basic norms of the complex art of musical exegesis in this style, as well as the beauty of this kind of melodies, which have been acknowledged to represent the ‘zenith’ of Byzantine music (Wellesz). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e907f1647f92411fa1e86d38f6a489f82022-12-21T21:17:38ZdeuPublishing House of the Romanian AcademyStudii si Cercetari de Istoria Artei : Teatru, Muzică, Cinematografie0039-39912067-51192012-12-015-6 (49-50)57105Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysisMaria Alexandru0Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThe present paper explores some aspects of the so-called kalophonic musical style which flourished during the last centuries of Byzantium. It focuses on a masterpiece by St. John Koukouzeles, namely the epibole Φρούρησον πανένδοξε (Ο Allglorious, keep watch over the city), in honor of St. Demetrios, the protector of Thessaloniki, and is complementary to some previous musicological analysis of this piece by Stephania Meralidou. After a brief presentation of the old sticheron Ἔχει μὲν ἡ θειοτάτη σου ψυχή, whereof St. John takes his departing point for the kalophonic composition, the paper concentrates on a multi-level analysis of the epibole, firstly on the ground of the late middle-Byzantine notation, according to the ms Vlatadon 46 (A.D. 1551), and secondly by comparing the old notation to its slow exegesis in new-Byzantine notation by Chourmouzios Chartophylax (score and recording issued by the Greek Byzantine Choir, dir. L. Angelopoulos). The analysis comprises several approaches like textual, music-architectural, modal, micro-syntactical, rhetorical, macro-syntactical, generative, comparative (cf. plates 7-12, 17-20. Since this material is also suitable for didactic purposes, the different plates are given again in the appendix, in form of exercises to be filled in by interested students). The different analytical approaches reveal the highly refined melodic fabric of kalophonia with its plethora of theseis-combinations, the extensive use of music-rhetorical devices, basic norms of the complex art of musical exegesis in this style, as well as the beauty of this kind of melodies, which have been acknowledged to represent the ‘zenith’ of Byzantine music (Wellesz).http://www.istoria-artei.ro/resources/files/SCIA.TMC%202011-2012-Maria%20Alexandru.pdfKalophoniaMusicological analysis of Byzantine chantHesychasmSt. Demetrios of ThessalonikiExegesisSectio aurea |
| spellingShingle | Maria Alexandru Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis Studii si Cercetari de Istoria Artei : Teatru, Muzică, Cinematografie Kalophonia Musicological analysis of Byzantine chant Hesychasm St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki Exegesis Sectio aurea |
| title | Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis |
| title_full | Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis |
| title_fullStr | Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis |
| title_short | Byzantine kalophonia, illustrated by St. John Koukouzeles’ piece Φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of St. Demetrios from Thessaloniki. Issues of notation and analysis |
| title_sort | byzantine kalophonia illustrated by st john koukouzeles piece φρούρησον πανένδοξε in honour of st demetrios from thessaloniki issues of notation and analysis |
| topic | Kalophonia Musicological analysis of Byzantine chant Hesychasm St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki Exegesis Sectio aurea |
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