Resource for the study and performance of Georgian Orthodox liturgical chant
Karbelashvili brothers In the nineteenth century, as Georgia was subsumed into the cultural and political arena of the expanding Russian Empire, various traditional art forms began to be forgotten amidst increasing urbanization, social upheaval, and in some cases direct … Read More
By way of some background, my involvement with the study of Georgian music started with a chance meeting with Meinard Müller, Professor for Semantic Audio at the University of Erlangen, at the 16th International Conference of the Society for … Read More
Part I: Chanting Around the Throne of God An Intermedial Study of The Trisagion Hymn in the Georgian Tradition and in Cross-Cultural, Ritual Perspective Part II: Musical Analysis of the Georgian Trisagion Part III: Trisagion Hymn – East Syrian … Read More
The transcription of West Georgian chant revolves around the efforts of one vital figure, Pilimon Koridze (1835-1911). Koridze was made a saint of the Georgian Orthodox Church on December 20th, 2011. In this article, we will touch on the musical … Read More
Ekvtime Kereselidze (1865-1944) is a vital figure in the history of Georgian religious chant. His courageous actions in the frightening years between the assassination of Ilia Chavchavadze in 1907 and the Bolshevik terror in 1937 ensured the survival of a … Read More