Syriac liturgical music
Number of items in collection: 2
Short description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
The recordings in this collection were made in 2011 by Nathaniel Daudrich and George Richards in Syriac Orthodox monasteries in south-east Turkey.
Long description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
The recordings in this collection were made in 2011 by Nathaniel Daudrich and George Richards in Syriac Orthodox monasteries in south-east Turkey.
The part of Turkey where these recordings were made is called Tur Abdin - the Mountains of the Servants of God - and the two monasteries, Deyrulzafaran and Mor Gabriel, are among the very last islands of the Syriac people in Turkey. The recordings document Syriac language and one of the oldest existing forms of song, liturgical chant, which is similar to the Western tradition of plainsong.