GabrielCremeens
Music Director at St. George, Albuquerque, NM
Good afternoon to all,
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any books or articles that address the question of the influence of Turkish music upon Byzantine chant, especially before and after 1453. I remember coming across a brief paragraph from Richard Barrett's blog that mentions a sentiment regarding Byantine chant I have heard echoed in some circles - essentially, that
Mr. Barrett points out that this is, of course, an "an outdated scholarly argument," and rightly so. However, I am interested in doing a little more research in this area, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of books or articles that address the question of the influence of Turkish music upon Byzantine chant (and vice versa). I'm particularly interested in topics such as vocal styles and techniques and the use of microtonal intervals, but anything on the subject would be appreciated.
In Christ,
Gabriel
P.S. I am aware of Mr. Barrett's 2010 article on this subject from the Greek Orthodox Theological Review.
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any books or articles that address the question of the influence of Turkish music upon Byzantine chant, especially before and after 1453. I remember coming across a brief paragraph from Richard Barrett's blog that mentions a sentiment regarding Byantine chant I have heard echoed in some circles - essentially, that
the received tradition of Byzantine chant itself isn’t “authentically” Byzantine but rather Turkish and Arabic
Mr. Barrett points out that this is, of course, an "an outdated scholarly argument," and rightly so. However, I am interested in doing a little more research in this area, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of books or articles that address the question of the influence of Turkish music upon Byzantine chant (and vice versa). I'm particularly interested in topics such as vocal styles and techniques and the use of microtonal intervals, but anything on the subject would be appreciated.
In Christ,
Gabriel
P.S. I am aware of Mr. Barrett's 2010 article on this subject from the Greek Orthodox Theological Review.
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