Introduction to Kalophony, the Byzantine "Ars Nova" - The "Anagrammatismoi" and "Mathemata" of Byzantine Chant (Paperback, New edition)

The anagrams, or more generally, the mathemata and morphologically related kalophonic forms of Byzantine melopoeia, constitute the artistic creations by which Psaltic Art is known in all its splendour and becomes an object of admiration. Kalophony as ars nova was born following the recovery of the city of Constantinople after the Latin occupation of Byzantium (AD 1204-1261) during the long reign of Andronicus II (1282-1328) and reached its final form in the first half of the fourteenth century. During the years 1300-1350, four key composers and teachers of the Psaltic Art imposed a new attitude of melic composition on the preexisting forms and designated new compositional techniques dominated by the beautifying kallopistic element. They created new compositions in the new spirit of kallopismos and musical verbosity. This new musical creation was christened with the term kalophony and this period is the golden age of Byzantine Chant. Originally published under the title Hoi anagrammatismoi kai ta mathemata tes byzantines melopoiias (1979 plus seven reprints), this publication thoroughly investigates and reveals for the first time the entire magnitude of Byzantine kalophony with its individual forms, serving as a systematic introduction to the Greek Byzantine music culture and that of the Byzantine Psaltic Art at the height of its expression.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Eastern Orthodoxy, 1
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	Gregorios Th Stathis • Konstantinos Terzopoulos
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	331
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-430912-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Liturgy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Liturgy > General Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music
LSN:	3-03-430912-0
Barcode:	9783034309127

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