Oktoechus
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Oktoechus is a variant name for the Oktoechos, the medieval musical system of eight modes used in Byzantine and other Eastern Christian liturgical traditions.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chant concept
ⓘ
modal system ⓘ musical system ⓘ |
| alternateName | Oktoechos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
liturgical chant
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Greek liturgical texts ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavic Byzantine Rite ⓘ Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines | eight musical modes ⓘ |
| hasConceptualBasisIn | ancient Greek music theory ⓘ |
| hasConceptualSuccessor | later Byzantine modal systems ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
liturgics
ⓘ
music theory ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasModeType |
authentic mode
ⓘ
plagal mode ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfModes | 8 ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine musical notation practice
ⓘ
Slavic chant traditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian chant modal system
ⓘ
Oktoechos treatises ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classification of melodies
ⓘ
organization of liturgical repertory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine chant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Catholic liturgy ⓘ Eastern Christian liturgical traditions ⓘ Orthodox Christian liturgy ⓘ |
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