Two Hitherto Unknown Chanters of Putna Medieval School: Hieromonk Vasilie and Monk Isachie Cover Image
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Doi muzicieni necunoscuți ai școlii medievale putnene: Ieromonahul Vasilie și monahul Isachie
Two Hitherto Unknown Chanters of Putna Medieval School: Hieromonk Vasilie and Monk Isachie

Author(s): Ierodiacon Avraam Bugu
Subject(s): Music, Middle Ages
Published by: Centrul de cercetare şi documentare ŞTEFAN CEL MARE
Keywords: Precentor Vasilie; Precentor Isachie; Putna Music School; Râşca Monastery; Slatina Monastery;

Summary/Abstract: From a note on a Menaion from 1588, commissioned for Slatina Monastery, the foundation of Prince Alexandru Lăpuşneanu, we learn of a precentor, hieromonk Vasilie, unknown to musicologists until now. The present paper argues that he belonged to Putna Music School, and so was Monk Isachie, the precentor of Râşca Monastery, who copied an Octoichos in 1548. This brings a new confirmation of the special role played by Putna School in the transmission and continuity of the hesychastic musical tradition in Moldavia throughout the 16th century.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 77-84
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian