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Byzantine Music X (MUSB 6881)
Term: Academic Year 2023-2024 Spring
Thu, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (1/16/2024 - 5/17/2024) Location: MAIN CLASS READ
The material taught in this course is equivalent to the material taught in the 5th year of Greek conservatories and provides comprehensive preparation for the final examination required for a Holy Ctoss Certificate in Byzantine Music. Students are expected to become competent in perfoming more technically demanding repertoire, including Petros Bereketis' eight-mode composition Theotoke Parthene, the Athenian funeralTrisagion, kalophonic heirmoi and kratimata in all eight modes, and a selection of verses from Koukouzelis' Anoixantaria. Prerequisites: Byzantine Music I-V