Pochodzenie muzyki bizantyjskiej
The Origin of Byzantine Music

Summary/Abstract: The presented text is a sub-chapter from the classical A History of Byzantine Music and Hymnography (1961). The author introduced the reader to the foundations of Byzantine culture, indicating against this background its particular features and emphasising the fact that it was a creative synthesis of Eastern and Western elements. Particular attention is due to an extensive discussion of the tradition of the synagogue chant in the development of Byzantine music (psalms, hymns, spiritual songs).

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