Byzantine echoi
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Byzantine echoi are the traditional modal system of Byzantine chant, consisting of distinct melodic modes that structure and guide the composition and performance of Eastern Orthodox liturgical music.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chant concept
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modal system ⓘ musical mode system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine neumatic notation
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Octoechos system NERFINISHED ⓘ psaltic art ⓘ |
| basedOn | ancient Greek modal theory ⓘ |
| defines |
cadential formulas
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characteristic melodic formulas ⓘ intonation formulas (enechemata) ⓘ melodic behavior of chants ⓘ range and ambitus of melodies ⓘ reciting tones ⓘ |
| differFrom | Western church modes in melodic behavior and intonation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
additional subsidiary modes
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echos devteros ⓘ echos plagios devteros ⓘ echos plagios protos ⓘ echos plagios tetartos ⓘ echos protos ⓘ echos tetartos ⓘ echos tritos ⓘ echos varys ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
each mode has characteristic cadences
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each mode has characteristic emotional or spiritual ethos ⓘ each mode has characteristic melodic formulas ⓘ each mode has characteristic scale segments ⓘ |
| influenced |
Georgian chant
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Middle Eastern Christian chant traditions ⓘ Romanian Orthodox chant ⓘ Slavic Orthodox chant traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic musical theory
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early Christian chant traditions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek liturgical chant ⓘ |
| notationalMarker | modal signatures in Byzantine notation ⓘ |
| numberOfPrincipalModes | 8 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
to guide composition of chant
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to guide performance of chant ⓘ to organize liturgical melodies ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Western church modes ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite
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Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSystematization | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine musical tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classification of liturgical repertory
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oral transmission of chant tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine chant
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Eastern Catholic Byzantine Rite chant ⓘ Eastern Orthodox liturgical music ⓘ |
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