Mechanisms of Adaptation into Romanian of the Chants of the Doxastarion of Iakovos Protopsaltis (approx. 1740-1800) in the Version of Visarion from Neamț (1794-1844)
Mechanisms of Adaptation into Romanian of the Chants of the Doxastarion of Iakovos Protopsaltis (approx. 1740-1800) in the Version of Visarion from Neamț (1794-1844)

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with a part of the activity of translation of the musical repertoire of Byzantine influence performed by Visarion from Neamț. It is structured in two sections: the former deals with the life, activity and context in which Visarion carried out his activity, while the latter consists of a morphological and syntactic comparative analysis of the Doxastarion of Iakovos Protopsaltis as proposed by Visarion from Neamț. The paper begins with a description of the historical and musical context preceding Visarion’s time, as a period marked by transformations that illustrated a new vision in the field of ecclesiastical music. We have also tried to highlight the contribution of the monastic community from Neamț to the promotion of the Byzantine musical art by disseminating its repertoire. The first part of the article ends with the presentation of Visarion’s biographical data and a description of his complex personality and musical skills. The second part focuses on certain mechanisms of adaptation of the chants of the Doxastarion by Iakovos Protopsaltis in the version of Visarion from Neamț. The first step was to identify the linguistic differences that underlie the differences in the musical treatment. We then continued by identifying certain mechanisms of translation of these chants into Romanian, which are presented along with relevant musical examples, for a better understanding.

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