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John Kladas

John Kladas (Ioannis Kladas) was a Byzantine composer. He had the post of lampadarius in the cathedral of Hagia Sophia of Constantinople. He wrote several works on the theory of music, the most important being the Grammatike tes mousikes (The Grammar of Music).

John Kladas

Born
1301
Died
1401
Nationality
Byzantine Empire
Occupation
composer · poet

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John Kladas (Ioannis Kladas) was a Byzantine composer. He had the post of lampadarius in the cathedral of Hagia Sophia of Constantinople. He wrote several works on the theory of music, the most important being the Grammatike tes mousikes (The Grammar of Music).

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