There's the Gomidas and the Yekmalian versions of the mass sung in the Church. But both were composed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Were there any other versions sung before that? Or how was mass performed? in singing?
During the first 100 years of Christianity in Armenia -4th century-, music was transmitted only orally, which meant that many melodies were inevitably altered and lost over the years. In this period, church music manifested itself almost exclusively in the singing of Psalms. The invention of the alphabet and the translation of the Bible, at the beginning of the 5th century, implied an important change in liturgical music. First of all, they began to compose hymns, thus giving birth to a new liturgical musical genre: the sharagán (շարական), which gradually replaced the singing of the Psalms. On the other hand, alphabetic writing not only strengthened the cultural unity of the Armenian people but also allowed liturgical texts to be preserved from now on: it was no longer necessary to transmit them orally. Instead, hymn melodies were still being passed down that way, as a music writing system would still be several centuries away. The first sharagans, compiled between the 5th and 7th centuries, had simple texts and melodies, mostly syllabic in style (one note per syllable), free of musical rhythm and almost always written in prose. From the 7th century, with the Arab influence, the melodies were adorned with melismas (several notes for each syllable). In music, the technique of changing the musical pitch of a syllable in the lyrics of a song while it is being sung is called "melisma". From then on, and with a peak around the 10th to 12th centuries, music began to become more complex in this regard. The sharagán ceased to have a syllabic style and began to have a much more melismatic style. At the same time, around the 9th century, a musical writing system arose: the jaz (խազ). The jaz were graphic signs that were written above a text and that represented one or more sounds, without specifying the pitch, like the neumes used in Gregorian chant. Musical writing became more complex in such a way that by the 18th century there were hundreds of jaz, which indicated not only notes and figures, but also various types of melismas and even musical nuances. This meant that few knew how to read and interpret this musical notation system, which was no longer as simple as it was in its beginnings. Towards the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, some musicians began to interpret jaz in order to transcribe them into the current Western notation system, that is, sheet music with staves, so that reading would be more accessible for all audiences. in general. One of the pioneers in this arduous task has been Hampartzum Limonchian ( Համբարձում Լիմոնջեան ). Already in the 19th century, hundreds of hymns and other Armenian songs began to be transferred to sheet music, which -until then- were written in the old musical notation. Later, also in the 19th century, polyphony entered Armenia: melodies were harmonized and masses were composed for various voices. The two most important composers who did this work were Magar Yekmalyan (Մակար Եկմալեան ) and Komitas Vartabéd (Կոմիտաս Վարդապետ ), who have harmonized the chants of the Mass and many other hymns, usually for 3 or 4 voices, just as they are sung. n today in day in Armenian churches around the world. In addition to the harmonization work, these two great musicians devoted themselves to studying Armenian music hard and transcribing the melodies, removing many non-Armenian elements, such as certain melismas and rhythms that had been adopted by foreign influence. Hope this can help you! ❤💙🧡 armenianmass.blogspot.com
4:45 Scene 13: Lights go out in church...BOOM....the aftershock wave sends the F96T12 masamune fluorescent tubes crashing to the ground...which the priestor ducks....God sees all the indicator LEDs light up at SouthWestern Catholic Mission Control and sees the pointers on the analog meters going nuts. He tells the priestor...Are you alright down there? "Maybe it's ornamentation.." says Jesus...Priestor talks about the shakes and the shimmies..God says to Jesus nearby.."He's talking about the shakes and the shimmies...I doubt it's ORNAMENTATION...."
I wonder if the other Orthodox Churches have ranks as bishops. I don't see any other Orthodox Churches' bishops wearing the mitre except the Roman Catholic Church. My guess is that the Armenians were in league with the Roman Catholics during the period of the Crusades but it didn't work out between them at the end.
@@thorinerebor8940 There are two orders of priesthood in the Armenian Orthodox Church. The Married priests are one, which wear a crown-like mitre like the one above in this video. The other one is something that looks like a fish head with an open mouth facing upward. A bishop of any rank (archbishop or regular bishop, or even a Patriarch or a Catholicos) wear while conducting the ceremony or mass. But I don't think I've seen the latter which I mentioned worn by any other eastern Orthodox Churches. And the same applies with the host given during communion. It seems like the Greek Orthodox Church gives leavened bread, whereas the Armenian Orthodox church gives a round waffer like a sun-disk. And this resembles to the Roman Catholic Church as well.
@@gilgalbiblewheel6313 the eastern orthodox church has miters that look like the crown of the Byzantine emperor and is worn only by the bishops and some priests in the russian orthodox church. The priests don't wear miters and in some parts of the liturgy even bishops take off their miters out of respect for the gospel and jesus Christ.
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Who is this joyous priest? He's so cute!
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Now...roll D20 for initiative.... For those about to L.A.R.P....we salute you,
There's the Gomidas and the Yekmalian versions of the mass sung in the Church. But both were composed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Were there any other versions sung before that? Or how was mass performed? in singing?
During the first 100 years of Christianity in Armenia -4th century-, music was transmitted only orally, which meant that many melodies were inevitably altered and lost over the years. In this period, church music manifested itself almost exclusively in the singing of Psalms.
The invention of the alphabet and the translation of the Bible, at the beginning of the 5th century, implied an important change in liturgical music. First of all, they began to compose hymns, thus giving birth to a new liturgical musical genre: the sharagán (շարական), which gradually replaced the singing of the Psalms. On the other hand, alphabetic writing not only strengthened the cultural unity of the Armenian people but also allowed liturgical texts to be preserved from now on: it was no longer necessary to transmit them orally. Instead, hymn melodies were still being passed down that way, as a music writing system would still be several centuries away.
The first sharagans, compiled between the 5th and 7th centuries, had simple texts and melodies, mostly syllabic in style (one note per syllable), free of musical rhythm and almost always written in prose. From the 7th century, with the Arab influence, the melodies were adorned with melismas (several notes for each syllable). In music, the technique of changing the musical pitch of a syllable in the lyrics of a song while it is being sung is called "melisma". From then on, and with a peak around the 10th to 12th centuries, music began to become more complex in this regard. The sharagán ceased to have a syllabic style and began to have a much more melismatic style.
At the same time, around the 9th century, a musical writing system arose: the jaz (խազ). The jaz were graphic signs that were written above a text and that represented one or more sounds, without specifying the pitch, like the neumes used in Gregorian chant. Musical writing became more complex in such a way that by the 18th century there were hundreds of jaz, which indicated not only notes and figures, but also various types of melismas and even musical nuances. This meant that few knew how to read and interpret this musical notation system, which was no longer as simple as it was in its beginnings.
Towards the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, some musicians began to interpret jaz in order to transcribe them into the current Western notation system, that is, sheet music with staves, so that reading would be more accessible for all audiences. in general. One of the pioneers in this arduous task has been Hampartzum Limonchian ( Համբարձում Լիմոնջեան ). Already in the 19th century, hundreds of hymns and other Armenian songs began to be transferred to sheet music, which -until then- were written in the old musical notation.
Later, also in the 19th century, polyphony entered Armenia: melodies were harmonized and masses were composed for various voices. The two most important composers who did this work were Magar Yekmalyan (Մակար Եկմալեան ) and Komitas Vartabéd (Կոմիտաս Վարդապետ ), who have harmonized the chants of the Mass and many other hymns, usually for 3 or 4 voices, just as they are sung. n today in day in Armenian churches around the world. In addition to the harmonization work, these two great musicians devoted themselves to studying Armenian music hard and transcribing the melodies, removing many non-Armenian elements, such as certain melismas and rhythms that had been adopted by foreign influence.
Hope this can help you! ❤💙🧡 armenianmass.blogspot.com
4:45 Scene 13: Lights go out in church...BOOM....the aftershock wave sends the F96T12 masamune fluorescent tubes crashing to the ground...which the priestor ducks....God sees all the indicator LEDs light up at SouthWestern Catholic Mission Control and sees the pointers on the analog meters going nuts. He tells the priestor...Are you alright down there? "Maybe it's ornamentation.." says Jesus...Priestor talks about the shakes and the shimmies..God says to Jesus nearby.."He's talking about the shakes and the shimmies...I doubt it's ORNAMENTATION...."
Is this a rite in Catholic church?
Yes, there is the Armenian Catholic Church too.
Redemptive viewing.
Հայերէն խոսիլ գիտէ՞ք
I wonder if the other Orthodox Churches have ranks as bishops. I don't see any other Orthodox Churches' bishops wearing the mitre except the Roman Catholic Church. My guess is that the Armenians were in league with the Roman Catholics during the period of the Crusades but it didn't work out between them at the end.
I think some others like the Armenian church wear the mitre
The eastern orthodox church has miters but they look like very different from the Roman Catholic type.
@@thorinerebor8940 There are two orders of priesthood in the Armenian Orthodox Church. The Married priests are one, which wear a crown-like mitre like the one above in this video. The other one is something that looks like a fish head with an open mouth facing upward. A bishop of any rank (archbishop or regular bishop, or even a Patriarch or a Catholicos) wear while conducting the ceremony or mass. But I don't think I've seen the latter which I mentioned worn by any other eastern Orthodox Churches. And the same applies with the host given during communion. It seems like the Greek Orthodox Church gives leavened bread, whereas the Armenian Orthodox church gives a round waffer like a sun-disk. And this resembles to the Roman Catholic Church as well.
@@gilgalbiblewheel6313 the eastern orthodox church has miters that look like the crown of the Byzantine emperor and is worn only by the bishops and some priests in the russian orthodox church. The priests don't wear miters and in some parts of the liturgy even bishops take off their miters out of respect for the gospel and jesus Christ.