OKTOECHOS

Meaning of OKTOECHOS in English

(music), group of eight melody types associated with early Byzantine liturgical chant. See echos.

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OCTOECHOS — ˌäktōˈēˌkäs noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Greek oktōēchos, oktaēchos, from Greek okta- octa- + ēchos sound — more at …
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ECHOS — plural Echoi, melody type associated with early Byzantine liturgical chant. The eight echoi (hence, the collective oktoechos) of the Byzantine …
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CHURCH MODE — also called Ecclesiastical Mode, in music, any one of eight scalar arrangements of whole and half tones, derived by medieval …
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SYRIAN CHANT — generic term for the vocal music of the various Syrian Christian churches, including Eastern Orthodox churches such as the Jacobites …
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BYZANTINE CHANT — monophonic, or unison, liturgical chant of the Greek Orthodox church during the Byzantine Empire (3301453) and down to the 16th …
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