Orthros

Most of the music in this page is ready. Hymns highlighted in red might be ready by the end of 2011.

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		First Mode
		Second Mode
		Third Mode
		Fourth Mode
		Plagal First Mode
		Plagal Second Mode
		Grave Mode
		Plagal Fourth Mode
		SPECIAL DAYS
View	Hear	Megalynaria of the Midnight Service for Sundays Second Mode
View	Hear	The 11 Exapostilaria (Eothina) Second Mode
View View View View View View View View View View View	CHANT CHANT Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear	Matinal Doxastica for Sunday First Eothinon Second Eothinon Third Eothinon Fourth Eothinon Fifth Eothinon Sixth Eothinon Seventh Eothinon Eighth Eothinon Ninth Eothinon Tenth Eothinon Eleventh Eothinon
View	Hear	God is the Lord Sticheraric (long) versions
View View	Hear CHANT	Polyeleos Psalm 134 (Douloi Kyrion) Plagal First Mode, by Petros First Mode (brief), Athonite melody
View View View	Hear Hear Hear	Psalm 135 (Exomologisthe) Triple meter, Athonite melody First Mode (brief), Athonite melody Three Modes (brief), Athonite
View	Hear	Psalm 136 (Epi ton potamon) Third Mode, by Hourmouzios
View	Hear	Psalm 44 (Logon Agathon) Plagal Fourth Mode, by Phokaeus
View View View View	Hear Hear Hear Hear	Triadika (Glory... Both now... ) First Mode, by Hieromonk Gregory Plagal First Mode, by Petros Plagal Fourth Mode, by Phokaeus First Mode (brief), Athonite melody
View View	CHANT Hear	Evlogetaria (Blessed art Thou) Brief version for Sundays Long version for Holy Saturday
View View	Hear Hear	From my Youth Fourth Mode, long version Fourth Mode, brief version
View	Hear	Let Every Breath (before the Gospel) Second Mode
View View View View View View	Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear Hear	Psalm 50 Second Mode Glory... Both now... Grave Mode Glory... Both now... Plagal Fourth Mode (for Lent) Glory... Both now... (for Lent)
View	Hear	Let Every Breath (Psalm 148:1-2) First Mode, very long version
View	CHANT	Sunday Theotokion before the Doxology All Eight Modes
View	Hear	Asmatikon of the Cross Fourth Mode (Agia)
View View View	Hear Hear Hear	Hierarchal Service Eis Polla Eti Ton Despotin Anothen oi Prophetai
View View View	Hear Hear Hear	Responses (Lord Have Mercy) for Great Litany, Plagal Fourth Mode for Great Litany, Plagal First Mode "Pathetic" First Mode, by Pringos

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The translation used for these Orthros hymns is copyrighted by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline and is used with their permission. We chose their translation because many people throughout the world hold their liturgical translations in high regard due to their precision, meter, and elegance. While the music is copyright St. Anthony’s Monastery, the texts are copyright Holy Transfiguration Monastery, and may not be further distributed or used in sound or print publications or otherwise without the prior written permission of Holy Transfiguration Monastery.

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Introduction

Prologue by Gregorios Stathis

Concerning Adaptation

Byzantine vs. Western Notation

About the Translation

The History of Byzantine Chant

Writing Byzantine Music

Epilogue by
Photios Kontoglou

The Intervals of the Soft Chromatic Modal Genre

The Intonations of the Eight Modes

Sources

Acknowledgements

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