Thank you, Dr. Combitsis. I'm hoping also for more primary evidence. The citation of Wellesz does require some conjecture. I'm particularly intrigued by the...
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Apostolos (Paul) Comb...
apostolosc2003
Feb 9, 2005 8:14 am
Dana's citation is a correct one regarding Wellesz's History of Byzantine Music and Hymnography (sadly, I don't have my own copy of this! Perhaps it's time to...
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dianakg2003
Feb 9, 2005 4:59 am
An interesting excerpt. The one from Dr. Conomos on the GOA website describes early worship as communal congretational singing... and choros, eklesia, and...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Feb 9, 2005 3:52 am
... Stan, In my copy of Egon Wellesz's History of Byz Music and Hymnography, 2nd ed, Wellesz points to the "Dissertation about the Imperial Banquets" by the...
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dianakg2003
Feb 8, 2005 7:46 pm
Dana, re: "IMHO (In My Humble Opinion), though, it could just as well have been ... lack ... Sometimes this may be true...just a change or call to attention...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 8, 2005 5:45 pm
... ceremonies. ... Liturgy. ... of the ... Dr. Combitsis: I was both a music and history major in college, and I am always interested in historical sources....
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Apostolos (Paul) Comb...
apostolosc2003
Feb 8, 2005 9:30 am
Bravo, Dana.... the organ was NEVER used during the religious ceremonies. Imperial events, yes... but not within the context of the Divine Liturgy. If you...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Feb 8, 2005 6:34 am
On 8 Feb 2005 at 5:46, dianakg2003 wrote: <snip> ... That's right, it was used for secular political ceremonies. I understand that a portable version...
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dianakg2003
Feb 8, 2005 5:46 am
A few interesting web pieces that touch on the topics of polyphony, and the organ- it's use and history rooted in Byzantium. I thought this synopsis by Dr....
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 8, 2005 5:23 am
I hope we can get a discussion going soon....
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 8, 2005 5:22 am
Please pray for the soul of Father Steven Yankopoulos who departed this earth on Sunday, February 6. Trisagion will be Tuesday at 6 PM. A full heirarchical...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 4, 2005 2:17 pm
I see that we now have 15 members. I encourage everyone to post a topic so we can get the discussion going. As the events on the Byzantine Chant board have...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 3, 2005 7:01 pm
Dear Dana: We stopped using the organ in our parish (Flint) last year. The choir couldn't sing in tune with it, oddly enough. Now we get the pitch from Father...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Feb 3, 2005 5:03 am
... Same here, on all counts. :-) I do think that this is a much more appropriate place to discuss the musical woes of the GOA (as well as other musical...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Feb 3, 2005 12:19 am
Dear Dana: Right now I don't mind this being back and forth between you and me. I know there are a handful of lurkers here, but I hope your post on the...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Feb 1, 2005 6:19 am
This is going to be a short discussion of a problem that organs present to parish choirs -- even when they are not used. I have wondered for most of the years...
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Father Ephraim
byzmusic
Jan 31, 2005 5:42 pm
Dear Stan, I fully agree with your comments, and I especially agree that Nancy is doing an excellent job of translating and fitting her translations to music,...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 31, 2005 2:40 pm
This was also posted on the Byzantine Chant group. Dear Fr. Ephraim: I did not identify Fr. Seraphim because it was not my intent to criticize him. I love Fr....
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Father Ephraim
byzmusic
Jan 31, 2005 11:39 am
(The following reply is identical to the one I just posted at the Byzantine chant discussion group. I apologize to those of you who have already received it...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 31, 2005 3:58 am
If you didn't see this on the Byzantine Chant board, I'm re-posting it here: Georgios, you have challenged me to share "my competence," and Nancy's as well, on...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 29, 2005 3:28 am
LIST MEMBERS: Please note that the proper URL for Ivan's links page is: http://members.lycos.co.uk/ivanmoody/orthodoxliturgylinks.htm The .htm was...
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psaltisuk
Jan 28, 2005 10:21 pm
Dear List members, My liturgical links page has been extensively revised: http://members.lycos.co.uk/ivanmoody/orthodoxliturgylinks/htm Further additions are...
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psaltisuk
Jan 28, 2005 5:35 pm
Dear Stan, ... ****Oh yes, the same has happened to me, notably with a Scotsman at Kings' Cross railway station. I was struck dumb by the incomprehensibility...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Jan 28, 2005 4:09 pm
... I haven't heard my priest express an explicit opinion on this. I think I know his preferences, but I think he wants to be tactful toward musicians (who, as...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 28, 2005 2:32 pm
Dear Ivan: Thank you for contributing here. I guess it was too obvious that England was an English-speaking country for me to include it. (Although I have been...
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psaltisuk
Jan 28, 2005 10:27 am
Dear Stan, Dear Dana, Absolutely. Speaking as the moderator of the Byz Chant group, it was intended precisely to be that specific, so I think that Stan's idea...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 28, 2005 3:37 am
Some of the things I've heard priests express concern about are: 1. That 4-part music and the use of the organ are not a canonical part of our church, but are...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 27, 2005 10:43 pm
Thanks, Dana. You know, my son, John, is the pastoral assistant at St. Nicholas GO Church in St. Louis. Is that your church? I plan on sending an announcement...
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Dana Netherton
dananetherton
Jan 27, 2005 9:15 pm
Stan, Good idea. At the very least, this list will give a place where some of the GOA-specific rumblings in the the broader lists can spill into, much to the...
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Stan Takis
takistan
Jan 27, 2005 5:15 pm
This group grew from my involvement with the Byzantine Chant group. While that group is a very worthy group and very educational, its focus is more on the...
