Petros Bereketis painted in a manuscript of 1790, holding a book with the beginning of his composition Θεοτόκε παρθένε (Monastery of Iviron, GR-AOi Ms. 327, f. 1v)
Petros Bereketis (Greek: Πέτρος Μπερεκέτης) or Peter the Sweet (Πέτρος ο Γλυκής) was one of the most innovative musicians of 17th-century Constantinople (Ottoman period). He, together with Panagiotes the New Chrysaphes, Balasios the Priest and Germanos Bishop of New Patras was one of the most influential figures in the evolution of the Byzantine psaltic art following the fall of Constantinople in 1453, although he never was associated with the Patriarchate in Fener. For many years, he served as the protopsaltis (first cantor) of the parochial church St. Constantine of the Hypsomatheia (Samatya) quarter close to the Marmara coast.
During his lifetime, which is approximately supposed to be between 1665 and 1725, while Chrysanthos mentioned that he served there in the time of the Archon Protopsaltis at the Great Church of Christ of Panagiotis Halatzoglou and his Lampadarios John Trapezountios (1727–1748).
confusion between PetrosBereketis, John Trapezountios' student Petros Peloponnesios and the latter's follower Petros Byzantios. PetrosBereketis began his musical...
echos plagios devteros section in PetrosBereketis' didactic chant (mathema). Listen the tritos section of Bereketis' kalophonic composition sung by Demosthenis...
of the Ottoman period like PetrosBereketis. Although it is not clear, whether Georgios Papadopoulos was right that Petros stole makam music, since the...
interest for particular transitions inspired by makam compositions like PetrosBereketis' heirmoi of the early 18th century, in which he used certain makam...
(plagal of 4th mode) by John Kladas Θεοτόκε Παρθένε (octoechos) by PetrosBereketis Many of his works have been preserved. Some are dated between the years...
Constantinople through figures such as Panagiotes the New Chrysaphes, PetrosBereketis, Petros Peloponnesios, and Chrysanthos of Madytos, as well as Serbians...
by Balasios Iereos, PetrosBereketis, Ioannes the Protopsaltes, Petros Peloponnesios, and Georgios of Crete (about 1800). Petros Peloponnesios. "London...
partly with mele beyond the octoechos system are probably those by PetrosBereketis (about 1665–1725), a protopsaltes who became very famous especially...
Greek industrial history, he was born in the region of Bor, Cappadocia. Petros Petridis – (1892–1977), a prominent Greek composer and conductor, born in...
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