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Epic Conversation: Every Style of Georgian Chant Explained with Dr John Graham
Why does the same ancient chant melody sound completely different depending on which corner of Georgia you're standing in?
Musicologist John A. Graham returns for Part 2 of our exploration of **Georgian Orthodox chant**, this time going deep into the three great transcribed monastery schools: **Gelati, Shemokmedi, and Svetitskhoveli**. At the heart of Graham's research is a fascinating argument: the schools inherited essentially the same model melodies, but each region learned to harmonize and ornament them through the sound-world of its own **Georgian folk polyphony**. The chanters who sang…
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