One Old Georgian Musical Term (Mortuleba)

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      Of the musical terms attested in Medieval Georgian written sources, special attention attaches to the term mortuleba (“harmony”).[1] It is polysemantic and occurs in various branches of Georgian literature (theological and philosophical exegetics, hagiography), as well as … Read More

The Georgian Modal System

posted in: 8 Tone System, Gelati monastery style, General, Music Theory, Shemokmedi monastery style, Svetitskhoveli (Karbelashvili) style | 0

1. INTRODUCTION The present paper discusses selected results from my dissertation work on “The History of Georgian Chant Notation and the Georgian Musical System” (Erkvanidze, 2014). One of the main challenges in the context of trying to understand the Georgian … Read More