horós (English spelling)

Japanese: horós(英語表記)horos
horós (English spelling)

…It has been pointed out that the modes of Greek folk songs are related to those of Byzantine chant, but in addition to the semitoneless pentatonic and heptatonic scales (Re mode), there are two modes including semitones and augmented second, which may be influenced by Turkish maqam. Greeks enjoy horós by dancing in circles in the squares in front of churches or in teahouses every Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon, so dance songs make up a very large part of folk songs. In addition to the pan-Greek dance forms of Syrtos, Karamatianos, and Tsamikos, and the strongly Turkish-colored Zeibekikos and Hasapikos, the Macedonian Karsilamas, the Thessalian Karalagunas, and the Cretan Penthozalis are well known. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "horós" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア民謡の旋法とビザンティン聖歌のそれとの関連は指摘されているが,無半音の5音音階や7音音階(レ旋法)のほかに,半音と増2度を含む旋法が2種類あり,これらにはトルコのマカームの影響が考えられる。 ギリシア人は毎週土曜日の夕方ないし日曜の午後,教会前の広場や茶店で,人々が輪になって踊りホロスhorósを楽しむので,民謡のなかで踊歌が非常に大きな部分を占める。汎ギリシア的ともいえるシルトス,カラマティアノス,ツァミコス,そしてトルコ的色彩の濃厚なゼイベキコスとハサピコスなどの舞曲の形式に加えて,マケドニア地方のカルシラマス,テッサリア地方のカラグナス,クレタ島のペントザリスは有名である。…

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