The Specifics of Sacred Music of the Transylvanian Space. The Context. The Course. Representative Figures
The Specifics of Sacred Music of the Transylvanian Space. The Context. The Course. Representative Figures
Author(s): George VasilacheSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Art
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: sacred music; tradition; Orthodox Church; Byzantine music;
Summary/Abstract: The political, social, and even religious context in which the Transylvanianmusical culture developed beginning with the second half of the 19th century until the 20thcentury, led to the shaping of a special artistic landscape, with specific identity sounds, different from the other historical provinces of the country. Ethical and confessional mosaic generated influences regarding sacred singing, for the Eastern Church Byzantine music representing the secular analogon chant, integrated and framed into the church tradition, which was touched by the regional influences that created the musical ethos of a particular cultural area.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VIII: Performing Arts
- Issue Year: 15/2022
- Issue No: Suppl
- Page Range: 245-252
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English