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Kir Joakim (Serbian Cyrillic:кир Јоаким) was a Serbian Orthodox monk,choirmaster (domestikos), and the oldest Serbiancomposer of liturgical melodies. He signed himself "kir Joakim, monk and domestikos of Serbia" (кир Јоаким, монах и доместик Србије). Older sources state he lived in the 15th century, while newer sources state that he lived in the 14th century (1360–85). Serbian-American musicologistMiloš Velimirović (1922–2008) made a study on him,Joakim monah i domestik Srbije (1964). The manuscript mentioning him with his titles was dated by Velimirović to before 1453. He lived at the Charsianitos Monastery inConstantinople. The Athens National Library has twoKoinonika, aTheotokion, and threeVespers, in Greek, by Kir Joakim (as of 1969).[1] Along withIsaiah the Serb,Kir Stefan the Serb andNikola the Serb, he is part of medieval Serbian musical heritage, which is also part of Byzantine heritage. One of his works,Kratima Terirem (Κράτημα 'Τεριρέμ), was included inDragoslav Aksentijević-Pavle's albumMusic of Old Serbia (1987).
... by Kir Joakim, domestikos of Serbia