CHROES

CHROES

 

According to the theoretical books of Byzantine Music, three fthorika sings, among others, are zygos (double sharp), kliton (hemifthoron) and spathi (flat-sharp), which the Musical Committee of 1881-83 named as chroes. Among the notes, when the chroes are placed, some specific intervals are formed. There are different opinions, among the theoreticians, in regard to the intervals, which are formed between the notes. The two Cypriot theoreticians (Stylianos Chourmouzios and economos Charalambos), through their experience, as well as through their personal research, have settled upon some specific intervals, which are mentioned in their theoretical book. In the present work, the consideration of the intervals from contemporary theoreticians, as well as from the two Cypriot theoreticians, is criticised.