Part one of term paper
Byzantine Chant is the music of the Orthodox churches located primarily around the Mediterranean Sea. Byzantine chant can be better understood with a look into the history of , characteristics of the chant, and it's relation to other Orthodox chants. Byzantine chant developed in Byzantium from the establishment of its capital, Constantinopl ...

Part two of term paper
... It is always chanted a capella, and because of it's Middle East origins, often sounds very strange to those who have been raised on western music. The chants were originally monophonic, or non-harmonized. Within the last several centuries a drone note was added underneath the melody to bring out the basic tone. In modern practice the drone note may change to harmonize with its melody note. Recently, various efforts have been made to create a fully harmonized Byzantine chant, but these efforts seem ...