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The Queen's preferred chant and Greece's nineteenth century Orthodox-Christian national problem

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Ignatidou, Artemis:
The Queen's preferred chant and Greece's nineteenth century Orthodox-Christian national problem.
In: Nations and Nationalism. Vol. 25 (2018) Issue 3 . - pp. 1042-1064.
ISSN 1469-8129
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12481

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When in 1875 Queen Olga of Greece insisted a multi-part chant be introduced in the Athens Cathedral, a widespread debate about the influence of Western European culture upon Greek-Orthodox tradition was initiated in Athens. With a significant part of this debate originating in mid-century Vienna, and Russian musical influences affecting the form of the otherwise ancient Byzantine chant, the issue of polyphony acquired cultural-historical dimensions intimately connected to historical continuity and the Orthodox-Christian musical tradition. The debate transformed rapidly from a musicological enquiry into a matter of national identity, and an otherwise innocent aesthetic choice showcased the musical dimensions of Greek national claims at continuity. This article examines the historical contingencies that fuelled this debate, showcases the importance of patronage for musical transference and highlights the potency of Greek national Orthodoxy as a carrier of historical continuity for the ethnic group, here seen through music.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: Byzantine chant; Europe; Greece; Orthodoxy; patronage; Russia
Institutions of the University: Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies
Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Lehrstuhl Europäische Geschichtskulturen
Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Lehrstuhl Europäische Geschichtskulturen > Lehrstuhl Europäische Geschichtskulturen - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Astrid Swenson
Result of work at the UBT: No
DDC Subjects: 900 History and geography > 940 History of Europe
Date Deposited: 21 Nov 2023 07:13
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2024 06:45
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/87817