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Orthodox Tewahedo music refers to sacred music of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The music was long associated with Zema (chant), developed by the six century composer Yared . It is essential part of liturgical service in the Church and classified into fourteen anaphoras, with the normal use being the Twelve Apostles .
Ethiopian liturgical chant, or Zema, is a form of Christian liturgical chant practiced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. [1] [2] The related musical notation is known as melekket. [3] The tradition began after the sixth century and is traditionally identified with Saint Yared. Through history, the Ethiopian liturgical chants have ...
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, romanized: Yä-ityopp'ya ortodoks täwahədo betä krəstiyan) [1] is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
The Tewahedo Church Biblical Canon contains 81 books, including almost all of those which are accepted by other Orthodox and Oriental Christians; the exception is the Books of the Maccabees, at least some of which are accepted in the Eastern Orthodox and other Oriental Orthodox churches, but not in the Tewahedo churches (the books of Meqabyan ...
In a broader context, he helped establish liturgical music in the Coptic Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox Church, as well as create the Ethiopian musical notation system. Additionally, he composed Zema, or the chant tradition of Ethiopia, particularly the chants of the Ethiopian-Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches, which are still performed ...
The Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon is common to both churches, as is Orthodox Tewahedo music. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1959. The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1993. Tewahedo (Ge'ez: ተዋሕዶ täwaḥədo) is a Ge'ez word meaning 'being
Kidase (Ge'ez: ቅዳሴ, means "thanksgiving to the Lord") is an Orthodox Tewahedo daily worship service originated by the sixth century Aksumite composer Saint Yared hymnary works. [1] The word " Kidase " means thanksgiving to the Lord by mankind and angels alike, which has a purpose of converting the wine and bread into the Holy Sacrament ...
The Kidane Mehret Church [1] (Ge'ez for "Covenant of Mercy") [2] in Jerusalem, popularly known simply as the Ethiopian Church, is part of the Debre Genet (ደብረ ገነት) [3] monastery, whose name means "Monastery of Paradise".