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Past Is Always Present The Revival of the Byzantine Musical Tradition at Mount Athos
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Past Is Always Present The Revival of the Byzantine Musical Tradition at Mount Athos

Lind, Tore Tvarn
ISBN-10: 0810881470
ISBN-13: 9780810881471

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In The Past Is Always Present, Tore Tvarnø Lind examines the musical revival of Greek Orthodox chant at the monastery of Vatopaidi within the monastic society of Mount Athos, Greece. In particular, Lind focuses on the musical activities at the monastery and the meaning of the past in the monks' efforts at improving their musical performance practice through an emphasis on tradition.
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Series Editors' Foreword
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
List of Figures
CD Track Listing
Introduction: Toward an Ethnomusicological Study of Byzantine Chant
Musical Blossom
Sacred Musical Transorthography
Producing Mount Athos: Byzantine Chant, Pilgrimage, and Tourism
"The Monks Have Prayer": On the Athonite Style of Chanting
Spiritual Silence, Sacred Sound
Conclusion
Glossary of Greek Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Edition: 2012
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 262
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.14 lbs.
Language: English

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