Градската едногласна и многогласна песен от Седемте острова на Йонийско море и разпространението й в град Солун
The City songs of the Seven Ionian Islands in Greece. The Spread of these songs in City of Thessalonica

Summary/Abstract: First, in this paper I will try to present briefly the history of the Ionian Islands related to their geographical location, between east and west, the Ottoman Empire and the European civilization. Secondly, I am going to analyze the important role of the Ionian Islands in the spread of the European musical culture all over the new founded Greek state and the cities of Anatolia (19th century) and will focus to their function in the creation of the first Greek national composition style. Finally, I am going to present the variety of monophonic and polyphonic city songs in Ionian islands interpretive by the men’s choir “Tragudistades tsi Zante” and by the men’s choir ensemble “Lechrites – Dionysus” in city of Thessalonica. I will also emphasize to their differences and similarities in interpretation. The paper will accompanied by audio and video presentation.

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