The essay  of Konstantinos Kakavelakis
The Neumatic Notation
as Abstract Codation of the languagemusic,
was presented as Prolegomena in the greek translation
and Edition of the Study of Constantin Floros :
Einführung in die Neumenkunde
The exact title of the book´s greek version was
"The greek Tradition in the medieval neumatic notations"
Ziti Editions 1998 Thessaloniki
Kakavelakis presents in about 60 pages
many secrets of the timeless layers
and the symbolic dimensions of the greek neumes
in relation to their connection with natural
and language philosophy, the christian mystics
of the middle ages, and the extensions of the greek language.
How Byzantine Notations and musical expressions
took advantage of the energetic powers of
different languages and how the Priests of Byzanz
were  trying to approach the religious
highest spirit through a musical mystical union.
What role had  by this ritual  the microstructures
of the greek hymns languagematerial  and how they
could became  higher forms and unities?
How the greek christian ecphonetic Notations
were connected with the Music traditions of the Jews and Palestinians?
How the first Christians used symbolic numbers to build their hymns?
What was the meaning of these numbers?
How the Greeks used their christian byzantine Hymns for their political reestimation?


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