Church Music
| Title | Εκκλησιαστική Μουσική / Church Music |
| Code | Υ109 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Liakos |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600018251 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600280445
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280445
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, students will:
- recognize the manuscript tradition and Psaltic collections.
- know the liturgical books
-use elements from the historical development of church music in order to describe the concept of Kalophonia and Beautification.
-organize the structure of the Byzantine Liturgy based on the terminology
- chant the Prologues- Automela
-memorize the notation of the Psaltic Art and practice on musical examples.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The students will gain basic knowledge of the Psaltic art of the Orthodox Church regarding history, morphology, creations from great composers, manuscript and printed tradition of compositions, evolution of notation. At the same time, in each unit they will practice on today’s music notation, music genres, scales etc.
1. Introductory historical and technical data. The theological dimension of chanting. First contact with notation.
2. Manuscript tradition, repertoire data, Basic Psaltic collections. Music signs, diatonic genre.
3. Composers and compositions of the Byzantine era. Solmization exercises.
4. Constantinople and the Ecumenical Patriarchate as a timeless center for the development of Psaltic art. Solmization exercises, music signs.
5. The Psaltic tradition of Mount Athos. Composers and compositions, morphology and influences. Solmization exercises.
6. The transition between the Byzantine and post-Byzantine eras. The last masters, manuscript Psaltic collections. Solmization and melody exercises.
7. The Psaltic art in Crete and other regional centers. The Aegean Sea and artistic creation. Diatonic genre.
8. Data of the chronological evolution of notation. Theoretical collections. Exercises on music of the Anastasimatarion.
9. The post-Byzantine Psaltic art of the 17th century. Psaltic collections, composers and their activities.
10. The Psaltic art of the 18th century. Great composers, Music books, the phenomenon of interpretations.
11. The Psaltic art of the 19th century. The New Method (theory and practice), its contributors and their action. The beginning of music typography and its evolution. Chromatic genre.
12. Logos and Melody: the parallel of Psaltic expression.
13. The today’s musicological research in the field of Psaltic art.
Keywords
The Psaltic tradition of Mount Athos, Theoretical collections, Great composers, The New Method, Anastasimatarion.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Internship | 20 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Artistic Workshop | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 125 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Αλεξάνδρου Μαρία, Εισαγωγή στη Βυζαντινή Μουσική, εκδ. University Studio Press, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
Additional bibliography for study
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Ἡ δεκαπεντασύλλαβος ὑμνογραφία ἐν τῇ Βυζαντινῇ Μελοποιίᾳ, [Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικολογίας, Μελέται 1], Ἀθῆναι 1977.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., << Η Βυζαντινή Μουσική στην Λατρεία και στην Επιστήμη>>, Βυζαντινά 4 (1972).
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Αναγραμματισμοί και τα Μαθήματα της Βυζαντινής Μελοποιϊας, εκδ. ΙΒΜ, Μελέται 3, Αθήνα 2008.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Τα Πρωτόγραφα της Εξηγήσεως εις την Νέαν Μέθοδον Σημειογραφίας, εκδ. ΙΒΜ, Τόμος Α’ Τα Προλεγόμενα. Αθήνα 2016.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Η Δεκαπεντασύλλαβος Υμνογραφία εν τη Βυζαντινή Μελοποιία, έκδ. Ι.Β.Μ., Μελέται 1, Αθήναι 1977.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Η παλαιά βυζαντινή σημειογραφία και το πρόβλημα μεταγραφής της εις το πεντάγραμμον, Εν «Βυζαντινά», τόμος 7, 1975.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., Η εξήγησις της παλαιάς βυζαντινής σημειογραφίας, Ι.Β.Μ., Μελέται 2, Αθήνα 1978.
Στάθης Θ. Γρ., << Η παλαιά βυζαντινή σημειογραφία και το πρόβλημα μεταγραφής της εις το πεντάγραμμον>>, Βυζαντινά 7, 1975
Last Update
18-02-2025
