Diana, It's interesting that you pose the question of whether education should be in Greek (liturgical or modern) or in English. Personally, in this country, ...
Stan, Good point. Leave it alone. The Metropolitan Gerasimos-bashing e-mails are nothing more than acts of insecurity by individuals who wish to upset his ...
After investigating historical and spiritual aspects of the liturgical use of Western-style polyphony, I wrote the following paragraphs in the introduction to...
Dear Fr. Ephraim: Thank you for sharing your writing with us. I found it interesting, and I am happy to put my two-cents worth on some of the points you made....
Apostolos, I posed the language question as somewhat rhetorical, my personal view is the same as yours...if there is a language education program it should be...
Apostolos, I posed the language question as somewhat rhetorical, my personal view is the same as yours...if there is a language education program it should be...
Father Ephraim, I would like to review this in depth article in more time to do it justice... I only went through it quickly and my first observation is that...
Dear Stan, Thank you for taking the time to comment on my article so thoroughly. Your point about the difference between homophony and polyphony is well put. I...
Father Ephraim, I had read that St. Ignatius, bishop of Antioch in Syria introduced Christian antiphonal singing as a result of a vision in which two choirs...
Dear Diana, Thank you for the clarification about the origin of antiphonal singing. But I hope you realize that the article you quote about the Ottoman ...
Father Ephriam, Yes I realize it is a perspective... I do think this type of perspective stems in part from a historical tradition in many countries where the...
Dear Fr. Ephraim: Forgive me. I did not mean to slight you or Fr. Seraphim on the point of the musical adaptation of English text, by being enthusiastic about ...
Dear Stan, Don't worry about offending me with anything you might say. The truth is that I appreciate hearing your rebuttals, because I realize that I have a...
Hi all, i just wanted to say that even though i don't participate in this discussion due to my ignorance on the subject, i greatly enjoy it and i learn a lot...
I need some help for this new project. I'd like to have the cues ready the week before (church school), so the kids can practice during the week and be ready...
Dear Photini: I'm not sure what you mean by the cues. Are you referring to the procession of the Cross? This is the rubric from Ted Bogdanos's book: ...
Dear Father Ephraim, Stan and All, I think that this has been a very valuable discussion so far. It's the first time I've seen the matter discussed in a way...
Hello to all! I read about this new list in Stan's comments on the PSALM list, and welcome the opportunity to discuss some of these matters with people here....
Kevin, I had read that the eight modes were originally selected from the existing music of the time,and each one selected for the various emotion or feeling it...
Hey, Kevin! Welcome aboard! ... this ... church singing. I didn't call you a composer/arranger, I called you a harmonizer and arranger. ;-) ... mean? The ... ...
Dear Kevin, Thank you for your comments. Your point about the ambiguity of the term "Western music" is well taken. I am open to suggestions if anyone can think...
Friends, Christ be your hope, life and path! Hi.....oh boy... Ivan M.....if you are here...I ask your forgiveness...you are a master.... I am no expert but a...
Dear Ivan, I appreciate your clarifications regarding polyphony and homophony. You also made some good points about Byzantine not always being the easiest ...
Dear Stan, ... ****And I agree! The question is, where does polyphony being and homophony end? You'll find that it's very difficult to say. Is Tallis's _O...
Dear Father Benjamin, I ask a blessing! Good to know that you are about on the Internet again! ... Benjamin" <Protopresbyter@y...> wrote: [snip] ... Ritualist ...
Dear Father Ephraim, I ask a blessing. ... <frephraim@f...> wrote: [snip] ... in ... of ... though ... (at ... make ... that ... they ... ****I'm afraid I was...
Ivan, re:"In such circumstances - and they are far from uncommon - there is no possibility of such a master-pupil relationship. If you want the Liturgy to be...
Spanish is already being done. I have a website I could pass on with Spanish Byzantine chant if you want it. They do it better than most English chanting I...
Samuel- this is very interesting...I wonder if the Bishop in Hong Kong knows the local languages- which are several if one takes into account HK and...
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