The chromatic genre in the podoben melodies
The chromatic genre in the podoben melodies

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the diverse manner in which the chromatic genre occurs in the podoben (prosomia) melodies, using examples taken mainly from the manuscripts kept in Cluj-Napoca libraries. Beside the frequent case of the chromatic second authentic mode exchanging scale with its plagal, there are also podobens in diatonic modes borrowing scales of the chromatic modes. We found Romanian manuscripts and also Greek ones containing series of podobens for all eight modes. Each of these podobens has a number of variants, as reflected in the chosen manuscripts and printed books. The oral tradition influence is evident once more even when we are dealing with a written repertoire, such as the one analysed in this paper.

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