Musical Romania and the Neighbouring Cultures

The editors are academic members of George Enescu University of Arts Iaşi (Romania).Laura Vasiliu is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Music.Florin Luchian is Assistant Professor of Music Management. Loredana Iaţeşen is PhD Lecturer of History of Music. Diana-Beatrice Andron is PhD Lecturer of Music Theory.

• Contents: Dimos A. Paptzalakis: The Doxastikon of the Aposticha of St. John Damascus «Λαμπρῶς πανηγυρίσωμεν σήμερον ὦ φιλέορτοι», a composition of Panayiotis Chrysafis – Adrian Sîrbu/Filoteu Bălan The sticheron Uşile pocăinţei after the Gospel of Matins during the Lent period, by Filothei sin Agăi Jipei in the exegesis of Mihalache Bucureşteanul – Irina Zamfira Dănilă: The Overbalance of Greek Chanting in the Psaltic Manuscripts at the National Archives of Iaşi – Petruţa Maria Coroiu: The Principles of Byzantine Iconography in Byzantine Musical Art – Stefan Harkov: Manuscript Iaşi 160/IV-34: a new look at the history of the codex – Carmen Dura: The Chant’s Exegesis at Anton Pann, Reflected by his Anastasimatarion’s Translation Activity (1854) – Ivana Perković: Serbian Chant on the Threshold: the Dialogue between Orality and Literacy – Florin Spatariu: Gregorian Melos in the Catholic Environment in 20th Century Moldova – Dimosthenis Spanoudakis: Hidden modulations in the Old Sticherarion – Nicolae Gheorghiță: The musics of the Prince: Music, ceremonies and representations of the Princely power at the courts of Walachia and Moldavia during the 17th and 18th centuries (first part) – Maria Alexandru: When music theory becomes a chant: The protheory of the Papadike in two Sinaitic musical manuscripts of the late 15th century – Constantin Secară: Traditional Music in Eastern and South-eastern Transylvania – Florin Bucescu/Viorel Bârleanu: Pre-modal and Multifunctional Musical Structures in Folkloric Expressions from Villages around Rădăuţi Region – Ciprian Chiţu: Melodic aspects in contemporary popular dance from Moldavia – Rosina Caterina Filimon: Music Therapy: From Shamanic Rite to the Romanian Rite of Căluș – Veronica Gaspar: Musical Culture of Minorities in the Romanian Music; Dynamics, Evolution, Role and Interaction in the Surrounding Areas – Carmen Chelaru: Psalm and Psalmody. Continuity & Discontinuity. Tradition & Novelty. Unity & Diversity – with references at Psalmus by Ştefan Niculescu – Petronela Andrieş: The Requiem Genre in the Romanian Composers Output of the 20th Century – Loredana Viorica Iaţeşen: Women composers in Iaşi: Mansi Barberis and Elise Popovici-Goia – Cătălina Constantinovici: The Valorisation of the Universal Saloon Music in the Romanian Music Works – Luminiţa Duţică: The Romanian Carol between Harmony and Polyphony. A Comparative Approach to the Views of Two Composers: Sigismund Toduţă and Sabin Drăgoi – Florin Luchian: Romanian Music Festival, the New Series: 2007-2012. An Overview – Luminiţa Rotaru-Constantinovici: Overlapping of Forms, Modern Style and Aesthetic Interpretation in Sonata for Piano by Vasile Spătărelu – Anca Leahu: Sabin Păutza - Sinfonietta (divertimento for orchestra), a Stylistic Melting Pot – Antigona Rădulescu: East-West Interferences, Adaptations, Reinventions in Dan Dediu’s Music – Mihaela-Georgiana Balan: Dan Dediu’s Artistic Identity Reflected in Frenesia and Mantrana – Diana-Beatrice Andron: «Free» Rhythm in Romanian Music. From Parlando-rubato to Heterophony – Laura Otilia Vasiliu: Pascal Bentoiu’ Symphony no. 8, Images. The originality, the poetic and