Tag: Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West

  • Latin Music in Cyprus

    Latin Music in Cyprus

    Literary witnesses to the cultivation of music by the French kings of Cyprus are found in a variety of sources, but nearly all of the surviving music associated with the Lusignan court is contained in a single manuscript: Torino Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria J.II.9. This remarkable document was, according to Karl Kügle (2012), evidently copied between…

  • Cyprus — The Ars nova and its Byzantine Counterpart

    Cyprus — The Ars nova and its Byzantine Counterpart

    Latin and Greek sacred music of the Middle Ages shared both roots in the Christian psalmody of Roman Late Antiquity and a common inheritance of Ancient Greek musical theory. Despite centuries of troubled relations between Byzantine Christianity and the Church of Rome that went from bad to worse with the Crusader sack and occupation of…

  • Medieval Cyprus Between East and West

    Medieval Cyprus Between East and West

    Located at a strategic point in the Eastern Mediterranean close to the coasts of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the Middle East, the island of Cyprus has been a site of commercial and cultural interchange since the dawn of civilization. Christianity came to the island with the apostles Paul and Barnabas, the latter of whom…

  • Cyprus First Listen

    Cyprus First Listen

    Get a first listen to our new Cyprus: Between Greek East and Latin West recording today! Pre-Order Now!

  • Cyprus Recording Session Photos

    Cyprus Recording Session Photos

    A look at the first night of Cappella Romana’s Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West recording sessions: Hear it this season: Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West To this day, the island of Cyprus stands at a crossroads between East and West. Alexander Lingas leads Cappella Romana in an intrepid exploration of Cypriot music in…

  • Cyprus Recording Rehearsals

    Cyprus Recording Rehearsals

    Enjoy some photos from our rehearsals as we prepare to record our Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West program this week: Also, enjoy a look back at our 2008 Cyprus rehearsals: Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West To this day, the island of Cyprus stands at a crossroads between East and West. Alexander Lingas leads…

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