Byzantine Music II (MUSB 5202)

Term: Academic Year 2013-2014 Spring

Faculty

Schedule

Mon-Wed, 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM (1/21/2014 - 5/16/2014) Location: MAIN MALIO D

Description

This course is a systematic study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the First and Plagal Fourth Modes of the Psaltic Art within the context of the Anastasimatarion. We will study the resurrectional hymns of the liturgical book of Octoechos or Parakletike of the aforementioned modes in both parallage (solmization) and melos (melody). Additionally, we will examine the characteristics of the diatonic genus and the heirmologic and sticheraric styles of chant. Prerequisite: Byzantine Music I.