Vocal Iso(n)
Vocal Iso(n)

Summary/Abstract: This historical musicological study is concerned with the vocal iso(n) repertory, used, on the one hand in the oral traditions of the multipart unaccompanied singing (IMUS) of the south-west Balkans or more specifically south Albania, north Greece and a small part of Macedonia, and on the other hand in Byzantine chant. The vocal iso(n) is an important component of these traditions, which are still practiced today in the north east Mediterranean area. The study attempts to present evidence on various manifestations of the practice in their particular geographical regions and to further determine the historical roots of these traditions.

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