Sebastian Barbu-Bucur - Ode by the Litia for the Holy Martyrs from Niculitel
Sebastian Barbu-Bucur - Ode by the Litia for the Holy Martyrs from Niculitel

Summary/Abstract: Sebastian Barbu Bucur, an excellent byzantiologist from the second part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, dedicated an important part of his creation to the veneration of the Romanian saints. Among them, there are also the holy Martyrs from Niculitel: Zotikos, Attalos, Kamasis and Fillipos, celebrated on June 4th by the Orthodox Church. Among the prayers dedicated to the martyrs from Dobruja, there is Ode by Litie a prayer that is said during the evening sermon. As musical genre, this churchly hymn is a motet. Regarding the melody, the musical discourse is predominantly diatonic and takes into consideration the structure of the 5th ehu (plagal of the 1st voice). The musical beauty of the prayer is sustained by the conscient way in which the composer uses the specific melodical forms of the voice. The main characteristic of the creation of Sebastian Barbu Bucur is his belonging to the Romanian psaltic trend.

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