Protopsaltes
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Protopsaltes is a distinguished ecclesiastical title in the Eastern Orthodox Church denoting the chief cantor or leading chanter responsible for directing liturgical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protopsaltes canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church office
ⓘ
ecclesiastical title ⓘ |
| appointedBy | bishop ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine chant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ |
| category |
Christian religious title
ⓘ
Eastern Christian liturgical role ⓘ |
| denotes |
chief cantor
ⓘ
leading chanter ⓘ |
| etymologicallyDerivedFrom | Greek word meaning 'first singer' or 'chief chanter' ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
church music
ⓘ
liturgical worship ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFunction |
directing choir
ⓘ
intoning hymns ⓘ leading responses ⓘ |
| higherThan | ordinary cantor ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Greek ⓘ |
| mayBeHeldBy |
cleric
ⓘ
layperson ⓘ tonsured cantor ⓘ |
| rankWithin | cantor hierarchy ⓘ |
| recognizedIn |
Greek Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ |
| relatedRole |
Domestikos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lampadarios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
directing liturgical music
ⓘ
leading congregational chant ⓘ maintaining musical tradition ⓘ training other cantors ⓘ |
| servesIn |
cathedral
ⓘ
monastery ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine musical tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.