John Koukouzeles

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Byzantine composer; saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church

MusiciansLived 1280 to 1360 · aged 80

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John Koukouzeles Papadopoulos was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death.

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The wheel (trochos) known as "the solfège of Master John Koukouzeles" (ἡ παραλλαγὴ ποίημα κυρίου Ἰωάννου μαΐστορος τοῦ Κουκουζέλη)

Mural of Saint John Koukouzeles inside an Orthodox church in Patras, Greece

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John Koukouzeles Papadopoulos was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death. Among the most illustrious musicians of the Palaiologos dynasty, his music remains held in high esteem by Albanians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Macedonians, Romanians and Serbs.

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