About John Kladas
Lived 1301 – 1401 (aged 99–100). John Kladas was a Byzantine composer and poet.
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).
His daughter was a chanter and hymnographer, known only from one composition.
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Who was John Kladas?
Byzantine hymnographer and writer on music
When was John Kladas born?
John Kladas was born in 1301.
When did John Kladas die?
John Kladas died in 1401.
What was John Kladas's occupation?
John Kladas was a composer and poet.
What nationality was John Kladas?
John Kladas was Byzantine.
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