Eastern Christian hymnography

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_Christian_hymnography
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religious music tradition
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eastern_Christianity
gptkbp:characteristic liturgical poetry
modal system
unaccompanied singing
melismatic melodies
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Christian hymnography
gptkbp:includes gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:Slavic_chant
gptkb:Coptic_hymnography
Armenian chant
Georgian chant
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_Christian_hymnography
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:languageOfPerformance gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Church_Slavonic
Armenian
Georgian
Coptic
gptkbp:notableComposer gptkb:Romanos_the_Melodist
gptkb:Andrew_of_Crete
gptkb:John_of_Damascus
gptkb:Kassia
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:prokeimenon
gptkb:stichera
kanon
kontakion
troparion
exapostilarion
irmos
theotokion
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Late_Antiquity
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:oral_tradition
manuscripts
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:worship
theological instruction
commemoration of saints
celebration of feasts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Vespers
gptkb:Matins
gptkb:Canonical_Hours
Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hymns_of_Ephrem_the_Syrian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6