Ornamentica în cântarea bisericească de tradiţie bizantină din Transilvania. Stihirile de la Vecernie la Doamne strigat-am, glas 5
Ornamentation in the Church Singing of Byzantine Tradition in Transylvania. Stichera of the Vesper, to "Lord, I have cried", Tone 5

Summary/Abstract: Previous musicology research established the kinship of the traditional Orthodox Church singing in Transylvania with the church music of Byzantine tradition, to which were added over time a series of regional folk influences. An important collection of songs for the church singing in Transylvania is the book of Church Songs published in 1890 in Vienna by Father Dimitrie Cunţan (1837-1910) from Sibiu - that is until today a defining landmark for the liturgical singing of the Orthodox Church in Transylvania. Other research – including many audio records – have shown that in the practice of the liturgical chant in the Transylvanian Orthodox parishes there is a great melodic variety for every type of song, compared with the patterns recorded in the Dimitrie Cunţan’s book of Church Songs. The interpretation performed by the different Transylvanian church singers is often characterized by a rich ornamentation, contributing in an important measure to achieve that melodic variety. This study aims to compare the melodic model proposed by Dimitrie Cunţan in his book for the Stichera of the 5th Tone to the "Lord, I have cried" of the Vesper with some characteristic interpretations, transcribed from 54 more recent records available. The examples chosen are trying to highlight specific types or styles of ornamentation and their influence on the general melodic profile of that song – from close variations until more far variations, in comparison with the model of Dimitrie Cunţan.

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