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Stylianos Eleutheriou Hourmouzios, also spelled Chourmouzios (Greek: Στυλιανός Ελευθερίου Χουρμούζιος) (Omodos, 1848–1936) was a Cypriot cantor and archon protopsaltes of the Church of Cyprus. Hourmouzios also worked as a journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, writer and educator.

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Early life and education

Hourmouzios was born in Omodos in 1848, his father was Eleftherios, he came from a notable family of the village, that contributed to journalism, literature and music.[1] He graduated from primary school at his native village.[2]

Career

Educator

In 1917, he was transferred to Nicosia, by Kyrillos III, to teach Byzantine music at the Pancyprian Gymnasium until 1931.[1]

Cantor

In the early 20th century there was a debate on the influence of European music on Byzantine music, Hourmouzios was one of the proponents of Byzantine music, and he admonished those who were influenced by European music and changed Byzantine scales to match it, like Christos Apostolides.[3][4] He often used his newspaper, the Σάλπιγξ, to fight against the Westernisation of Byzantine church music.[5] Additionally, on April 19, 1936, Hourmouzios was honored by the Church of Cyprus with the Office of "Archon Protopsaltes of the Church of Cyprus" upon the proposal of the vicar of the Archbishopric, Metropolitan Leontios of Paphos, who later became archbishop.[2]

His most notable student was Theodoulos Kallinikos, who also later became the archon protopsaltes of the Church of Cyprus.[6]

Writer

Hourmouzios was an author of a number of books. In his written works he incorporated Cypriot Greek words, especially in the dialogues and in the speech of the narrator.[7]

Journalist and publisher

In 25th of January 1884 Hourmouzios initiated the publication of the newspaper Σάλπιγξ (Trumpet) in Limassol, he acted as both the publisher and the editor. The newspaper had a political and satyrical character, using the Katharevousa form of the Greek language,[8] it also published the poems of the national poet of Cyprus, Vasilis Michaelides.[1] Hourmouzios continued being its editor until 13 January 1901, when his son, Christodoulos, took over.[1][9] Then from 1912 to 1926 the director was Euripides, his youngest son. In 1926 the newspaper suspended its publication after 42 years, one of the longest running among early Cypriot newspapers.[8]

Additionally he published the satyrical publication Διάβολος,[8] the short lived newspaper Μικρά Σάλπιγξ, and the satirical weekly newspaper Μάστιξ, which had a short run from 9 August 1904 to 9 February 1905.[1]

Lawyer

For a brief period between 1878 and 1880, he worked as a lawyer in Nicosia.[1]

Personal life, death and legacy

Hourmouzios had seven children, all of them boys, among them Christodoulos a journalist,[10] Euripides a newspaper publisher,[11] and Georgios a lawyer and music teacher in Cypriot and Greek schools.[12] His grandson, Αιμίλιος Χουρμούζιος, the son of Euripides, was a prolific theatre critic, translator and writer in Athens.[13] Hourmouzios passed away on July 21, 1936, at the age of 92.[2]

Hourmouzios is considered one of the great teachers of ecclesiastical Byzantine music in Cyprus, which he preserved both on a practical and a theoretical level.[14] Multiple of his works on ecclesiastical music are published again decades after his death while his work on musical theory and Byzantine chanting continues to be discussed among scholars. When he was alive, he was considered as one of the leadership figures of Limassol and a man of letters.[8] In 2014 he was commemorated by a stamp from the Cyprus Post.[15]

See also

Publications

  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1915). Ἐθνική Μοῦσα, περιέχουσα τούς εἰς βασικάς καί ἐθνικάς ἑορτάς ψαλλομένους ὕμνους ὡς καί τινα εἰδικά ἄσματα. Λεμεσός: Τυπογραφείο Σάλπιγγος
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1922). Ἡ Νεκρώσιμος Ἀκολουθία κατά τό τυπικόν τῆς Μεγάλης τοῦ Χριστοῦ  Ἐκκλησίας.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1923). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Α’, τό  Ἀναστασιματάριον. Εν Λευκωσία (Κύπρου): Τύποις Θεσσαλονίκης.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Μέθοδος πρός ταχεῖαν ἐκμάθησιν τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς μετά καί τινων σχολικῶν ἀσμάτων ἐν τῷ τέλει. Εν Λευκωσία (Κύπρου): Τύποις Θεσσαλονίκης.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Β’, τό Εἰρμολόγιον.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Γ’, ἡ Λειτουργία.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1926). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Ε’, τό Τριώδιον, μέρος Α’ .
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1926). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Ε’, τό Τριώδιον, μέρος Β’, ἡ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1927). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Στ’, τό Πεντηκοστάριον.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1934). Ὁ Δαμασκηνός, ἤτοι θεωρητικόν πλῆρες τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1936). Μέθοδος πρός ταχεῖαν ἐκμάθησιν τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς μετά καί τινων σχολικῶν ἀσμάτων ἐν τῷ τέλει (2nd ed.).
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (2010). Εκκλησιαστική σάλπιγξ: άπαντα τα βυζαντινομουσικολογικά. Eκδιδόμενα υπό Θεοδώρου Παπαδοπούλλου. Λευκωσία: Θ. Παπαδόπουλλος.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (2010). Η νεκρώσιμος ακολουθία: κατά το τυπικόν της μεγάλης του Χριστού εκκλησίας. Λευκωσία: Theopress.
  • Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (2010). Ο πάππος και η δισέγγονη. Πρόλογος, επιμέλεια: Ανδρέας Κλ. Σοφοκλέους. Λευκωσία: Εν Τύποις.

Publications about Hourmouzios

  • (1936). Το μουσικόν έργον του Στυλιανού Χουρμουζίου και βιογραφικαί σημειώσεις αυτού. Λευκωσία: Τύποις "Μουσών".
  • Παπαδοπούλου, Χ. (1980). Το μουσικόν έργον του Στυλιανού Χουρμουζίου και βιογραφικαί αυτού σημειώσεις. Κυπριακαί Σπουδαί, ΜΔ, 179.
  • Πάρης, π. Νεκτάριος (1994). Στυλιανός Χουρμούζιος, ο Άρχων Πρωτοψάλτης της Εκκλησίας της Κύπρου. Γρηγόριος Παλαμάς 753, 277–303.
  • Πάρης, π. Νεκτάριος (2003). Διερευνήσεις στο Λειτουργικό Άσμα: Μελέτες στην Εκκλησιαστική Μουσική. Κατερίνη: Επέκταση, 39–54.
  • Σοφοκλέους, Ανδρέας Κλ. (2009). Στυλιανός Χουρμούζιος: εκπαιδευτικός, δημοσιογράφος, πρωτοψάλτης, λογοτέχνης. Λευκωσία: Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας Ινστιτούτο Μέσων Μαζικής Επικοινωνίας.
  • Πάρης, Νεκτάριος. (2015). Ἡ ἐκτέλεση τῆς ψαλτικῆς κατὰ τὸν Στυλιανὸ Χουρμούζιο. In: K. Ch. Karagounis and G. Kouroupetrorglou (Eds.). The Psaltic Art as an Autonomous Science, Proceedings of the 1st Int. Interdisciplinary Musicological Conference, 9 June-3 July 2014, Volos, Greece. 396–406.
  • Πάρης, Νεκτάριος. (2016). Ὁ Στυλιανὸς Χουρμούζιος ὡς θεωρητικὸς καὶ μελοποιός. Κατερίνη: Εκδόσεις Επέκταση.

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