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Liturgical Singing 16 Part 2 KOINONIKON: THE HYMNOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF HOLY COMMUNION
NOTES FROM THE CHOIR LOFT Liturgical Singing 16 Part 2 KOINONIKON: THE HYMNOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF HOLY COMMUNION By Gerasimos Koutsouras This manner of chanting the koinonikon is indicative of the shortcomings of soloist chanting as it exists in the Church today. Some of the characteristics of this monodic style of chanting are […]
Liturgical Singing 15 Part 1 KOINONIKON: THE HYMNOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF HOLY COMMUNION
Liturgical Singing 15 Part 1 KOINONIKON: THE HYMNOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF HOLY COMMUNION By Gerasimos Koutsouras The sacrament of Holy Communion is the most significant rite in Christian worship. It is therefore important that the hymnology and music with which the rite is couched and decorated, appropriately demonstrates the honor and value that Orthodox Christians would […]
Liturgical Singing 14 Part 2
NOTES FROM THE CHOIR LOFT Liturgical Singing 14 Part 2 ENGLISH TEXT AND BYZANTINE CHANT: SOME PROBLEMS AND ISSUES By Nancy Takis What many, if not most, Greek Orthodox parishes in the U.S. have is, at best, a modified Byzantine chant, and this is not likely to give way to either a reactionary […]
Liturgical Singing 14 Part 1
NOTES FROM THE CHOIR LOFT Liturgical Singing 14 Part 1 ENGLISH TEXT AND BYZANTINE CHANT: SOME PROBLEMS AND ISSUES By Nancy Takis It may come as a surprise to some that after centuries of liturgical use in the Orthodox Church, there is today some controversy among chanters regarding what exactly is Byzantine chant. […]
Greek Christmas Eve Tradition of Singing Carols (Kalanda)
Greek Christmas Eve Tradition of Singing Carols (Kalanda) Like many parts of the world, there is a tradition in Greece of going door to door to sing Christmas carols. However, unlike in other parts of the world, this is primarily done in Greece by children, who are often invited into people’s homes for a […]
Liturgical Singing 11 WORDS AND MUSIC IN ORTHODOX LITURGICAL WORSHIP AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
Liturgical Singing 11 WORDS AND MUSIC IN ORTHODOX LITURGICAL WORSHIP AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION by David Drillock Earthly worship is an imitation of heavenly praise. The earthly church at prayer unites the faithful with the prayer of the angelic praise. This thought is not simply a Byzantine theoretical supposition combined with platonic imagery, but […]