Janus Plousiadenos, the Glossary
Janus Plousiadenos (Greek: Ιωάννης Πλουσιαδηνός, Ioannis Plousiadenos, episcopal name: Ιωσήφ, Ioseph; circa 1429-1500) was a 15th-century Greek Renaissance scholar, hymnographer and composer born in Crete.[1]
Table of Contents
16 relations: Bessarion, Byzantine Empire, Catholic Church, Chant, Composer, Crete, Descant, Eastern Orthodox Church, Fall of Constantinople, Gennadius Scholarius, Greek scholars in the Renaissance, Greeks, Hymnwriter, Kallistos Ware, Polyphony, Renaissance.
- 15th-century Byzantine writers
- 15th-century Greek musicians
- Greek composers
- Greek male classical composers
- Musicians from Heraklion
Bessarion
Bessarion (Βησσαρίων; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472) was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the so-called great revival of letters in the 15th century. Janus Plousiadenos and Bessarion are 15th-century Byzantine writers and Greek Renaissance humanists.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Chant
A chant (from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones.
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music.
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Crete
Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
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Descant
A descant, discant, or is any of several different things in music, depending on the period in question; etymologically, the word means a voice (cantus) above or removed from others.
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Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
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Fall of Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire.
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Gennadius Scholarius
Gennadius II (Greek: Γεννάδιος; lay name: Γεώργιος Κουρτέσιος Σχολάριος, Georgios Kourtesios Scholarios; c. Janus Plousiadenos and Gennadius Scholarius are 15th-century Byzantine writers and Greek Renaissance humanists.
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Greek scholars in the Renaissance
The migration waves of Byzantine Greek scholars and émigrés in the period following the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 is considered by many scholars key to the revival of Greek studies that led to the development of the Renaissance humanism and science. Janus Plousiadenos and Greek scholars in the Renaissance are Greek Renaissance humanists.
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Greeks
The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..
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Hymnwriter
A hymnwriter (or hymn writer, hymnist, hymnodist, hymnographer, etc.) is someone who writes the text, music, or both of hymns.
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Kallistos Ware
Kallistos Ware (born Timothy Richard Ware, 11 September 1934 – 24 August 2022) was an English bishop and theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Polyphony
Polyphony is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice (monophony) or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
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See also
15th-century Byzantine writers
- Andronicus Contoblacas
- Bessarion
- Constantine Lascaris
- Demetrios Chalkokondyles
- Euthymius II of Constantinople
- Gennadius Scholarius
- George of Trebizond
- Hilario Doria
- Janus Plousiadenos
- Johannes Crastonis
- John Argyropoulos
- John Chortasmenos
- John Eugenikos
- Joseph Bryennios
- Laskaris Kananos
- Manuel Chrysoloras
- Manuel II Palaiologos
- Mark of Ephesus
- Matthaios Kamariotis
- Mazaris
- Michael Apostolius
- Sylvester Syropoulos
- Theodorus Gaza
15th-century Greek musicians
- Angelos Akotantos
- Janus Plousiadenos
- John Kladas
- Manuel Chrysaphes
Greek composers
- Alexander Voulgaris
- Andre Ryder
- Apostolos Angelis (composer)
- Apostolos Paraskevas
- Chourmouzios the Archivist
- Costas Andreou
- Dimitra Galani
- Dionysios Demetis
- Eleni Karaindrou
- Eleni Vitali
- Gaetano Giuffrè
- George Chlitsios
- Georgia Spiropoulos
- Giannis Papaioannou
- Giannis Spanos
- Giorgis Koutsourelis
- Giorgos Hatzinasios
- Janus Plousiadenos
- Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (composer)
- Konstantinos Psachos
- Kostas Kapnisis
- Kostas Tournas
- Kyriakos Sfetsas
- Lefteris Papadimitriou
- Lena Platonos
- List of Greek composers
- Loukianos Kilaidonis
- Margaritis Kastellis
- Michalis Souyioul
- Nikiforos Rotas
- Nikko Patrelakis
- Nikolas Asimos
- Nikos Athineos
- Nikos Christodoulou
- Nikos Portokaloglou
- Nikos Veliotis
- Panayiotis Kokoras
- Peter the Byzantine
- Robert Williams (singer)
- Saki Kaskas
- Spyros Peristeris
- Stélios Vlavianós
- Takis Mousafiris
- Vasilis Angelis
- Yannis Markopoulos
- Yiorgos Magoulas
- Yorgos Foudoulis
Greek male classical composers
- Alexandros Mouzas
- Basil Athanasiadis
- Chrysanthos of Madytos
- Demetrios Lialios
- Dimitri Voudouris
- Dimitris Dragatakis
- Dionysius Rodotheatos
- Emilios Riadis
- Francisco Leontaritis
- George-Emmanuel Lazaridis
- Georges Aperghis
- Giorgos Koumendakis
- Giorgos Kyriakakis
- Haris Xanthoudakis
- Janus Plousiadenos
- Manolis Kalomiris
- Marios Varvoglis
- Michalis Travlos
- Nikolas Sideris
- Nikos Skalkottas
- Nikos Xanthoulis
- Notis Mavroudis
- Petros Bereketis
- Petros Peloponnesios
- Thanos Mikroutsikos
- Theodore Antoniou
- Theophrastos Sakellaridis
- Vangelis
- Vangelis Petsalis
- Vassilis Tsabropoulos
Musicians from Heraklion
- Francisco Leontaritis
- Hrysoula Stefanaki
- Janus Plousiadenos
- Konstantinos Papadakis (pianist)
- Korina Legaki
- Lena Platonos
- Manolis Rasoulis
- Marina Satti
- Myron Michailidis
- Notis Sfakianakis
- Rena Kyriakou
- Yannis Markopoulos