History of Byz. Music & Hymnography (MUSB 5261)

Term: Academic Year 2015-2016 Fall

Faculty

Description

This course provides an overview of the history and development of the Psaltic Art of Greek Orthodox worship. Among the topics covered are : the beginnings of Christian hymnography and musical composition; the main hymnographic genres; the history of nueme notation; the major landmarks in the development of the various genres of psaltic composition; the life and works of the great composers; and the current state of affairs in Greek Orthodox liturgical music in Constantinople, Greece, the United States and elsewhere.