Lampadarius

A lampadarius, plural Lampadarii, from the Latin lampada, from Ancient Greek "lampas" λαμπάς (candle), was a slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other officials of high dignity both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire. Lampadarios in the post-Byzantine period designates the leader of the second (left) choir of singers in the Eastern Orthodox church practice.^[1]

^ Randel, Don Michael (2003). The Harvard Dictionary of Music (4th ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-674-01163-5.

[1] Randel, Don Michael (2003). The Harvard Dictionary of Music (4th ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-674-01163-5.

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