BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 1
Saturday, December
17, 2016
Agenda
1. Music as rising and falling voice pitches.
2. Western notes: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La Si, Do
3. Byzantine notes: Pa, Vou, Ga, Di, Ke, Zo, Ni, Pa (Πα, Βου, Γα, Δι, Κε, Ζω, Νη, Πα)
4. Western
score: Christ is Risen http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
5. MP3: Christ is
Risen
6. Byzantine score: Christ
is Risen
7. Parallagi (Παραλλαγή):
Characters for ascending and descending the Byzantine scale
8. Melos (Μέλος):
What the score sounds like.
9. Additional Exercises.
Additional Exercises
1. Christ is Risen
(short)
2. Cherubic Hymn (Χερουβικόν) in First Tone by
Theodoros Focaefs (1790 – 1851)
Score: http://www.romiosyne.org/sites/default/files/BYZANTINH-MOUSIKH/05-XEROUBIKA/XEROUBIKO-FOKAEOS-ARGOSYNTOMO-HXOS-D.pdf
Parallagi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9viU4NxRKc
Melos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZV0D-KrFV0
2. Online classes for Byzantine Music
In Greek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR06JDy90oM
In English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSvKN6J9ks
3. The Ancient Greek Modes (a.k.a. Seven Modes of Western
Church Music)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnyaMb4wX8k
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 2
Tuesday, December 27,
2016
Agenda
2. Western
score: God is the Lord (Tone 1) http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
3. MP3: God is the
Lord (Tone 1)
4. Byzantine score: God
is the Lord (Tone 1)
5. Comparison with score from St. Anthony’s Monastery and by
Sakellarides (in Greek)
6. Western
score: When the stone was sealed
(Tone 1) http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
7. MP3: When the stone
was sealed (Tone 1)
8. Byzantine score: When
the stone was sealed (Tone 1)
9. Comparison with score from St. Anthony’s Monastery and by
Sakellarides (in Greek).
Additional Resources
1. Piano on computer: http://virtualpiano.net/
2. MIDI on computer:
http://www.play-the-piano-online.com/virtual-midi-keyboard
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 3
Saturday, December 31,
2016
Agenda
2. Western
score: As Many of You (Tone 1) http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
3. MP3: As Many of You
(Tone 1)
4. Byzantine score: As
Many of You (Tone 1)
5. Comparison with score by Sakellarides (in Greek: Όσοι εις Χριστόν)
6. Western
score: Soson Kyrie (=Save o Lord)
(Tone 1) http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Triodion/b6600.pdf
7. MP3: Soson Kyrie
(=Save o Lord) (Tone 1)
8. Byzantine score: Soson
Kyrie (=Save o Lord) (Tone 1)
9. Comparison with score by Sakellarides (in Greek: Σώσον
Κύριε).
Additional Resources
1. Mode Mnemonics: http://www.antiochian.org/sites/default/files/sacred_music/ModeMnemonics3-Jessica.pdf
2. Guide to Music of
EOC (Apostola): http://www.newbyz.org/guide_to_music_of_eoa.pdf
3. Reading Psalmodia (Melling): http://www.newbyz.org/psalmodia.pdf
4. Transcribing (Melling): http://web.archive.org/web/20041214011841/http://www.church-music.co.uk/Problems.htm
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 4
Thursday, January 5,
2016
Agenda
1. The Diatonic Scale of Tone 4-Legetos (Η Διατονική
Κλίμακα του Τετάρτου Ήχου-Λέγετος).
2. Western
score: Katabasiai of the Theotokos-My mouth shall I open wide (Tone 4-Legetos) http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
3. MP3: Katabasiai of the Theotokos-My mouth shall I open wide
(Tone 4-Legetos)
4. Byzantine score: Katabasiai of the Theotokos-My mouth shall I open wide (Tone 4-Legetos)
5. Comparison with score by Sakellarides (in Greek: Ανοίξω το στόμα μου) http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13069
6. Comparison
with score per Monks of Simonos Petra Monastery (in English: I
shall open my mouth to chant) http://www.byzantinechant.org/hymns.html
Additional Resources
1. Our website: http://thebyzantineschool.blogspot.com/p/links.html
2. Other Tone 4-Legetos: The First Ode of Songs of
Ascent-Αναβαθμοί http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 5
Saturday, January 14,
2017
Agenda
1. The Diatonic Scale of Tone 8 from Ni (Η Διατονική Κλίμακα του πλαγίου Τετάρτου Ήχου εκ
του Νη)
e.g., To Thee the Champion Leader, Τη υπερμάχω; Open for me the doors of
repentance, Της μετανοίας άνοιξον
2. Exercises
from Book by Margaziotis, using Tone 8 http://www.byzantinechant.org/notation/Byzantine%20Notation%20Exercise%20Manual.pdf
3. Großer Gott, wir loben Dich; Holy God we praise thy name;
Συ που κόσμους κυβερνάς
2. Western
score: Anabathmoi of Tone 8, Antiphons
1, 2, 3 http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
3. MP3: Anabathmoi of Tone 8, Antiphons 1, 2, 3
4. Byzantine score: Anabathmoi of Tone 8, Antiphons 1, 2, 3
5. Comparison with score by Margaziotis (in Greek: Εκ νεότητός μου ο εχθρός με πειράζει) https://www.scribd.com/doc/306988926/Byzantine-Chant-manual-pdf
6. The Magnificat in Tone 8 from Ni by Fr. Dedes
7. Την τιμιωτέραν
εις ήχον πλ. Δ’ εκ του Νη υπό Μαργαζιώτη
8. Την
τιμιωτέραν εις ήχον πλ. Δ’ εκ του Νη υπό Σακελλαρίδη
8. Stichera
and Aposticha in Tone 8 from Ni by
Fr. Dedes
9. Στιχηρά και
απόστιχα εις ήχον πλ. Δ’ εκ του Νη υπό Μαργαζιώτη
Additional Resources
1. Our website: http://thebyzantineschool.blogspot.com/p/links.html
2. Χρηστομάθεια
Εκκλησιαστικής Μουσικής(Εκδοσις Γ') Ι.Θ.Σακελλαρίδη 1895. http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13069
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 6
Saturday, January 18,
2017
1. The Diatonic Scale of Tone 5 from Ke (Η Διατονική Κλίμακα του πλαγίου Πρώτου Ήχου εκ του
Κε)
e.g., Evlogitaria (Resurrectional and Funerary), Ευλογητάρια (αναστάσιμα και νεκρώσιμα)
2. Exercises
from Book by Lungu, Costea and Croitoru, using Tone 5 from Ke http://www.newbyz.org/guide_to_music_of_eoa.pdf
4. MP3:
Resurrectional Evlogitaria
5.
Byzantine score: Resurrectional Evlogitaria
6.
Comparison with score by Sakellarides (in Greek: Ευλογητός ει Κύριε,
δίδαξόν με τα δικαιώματά σου)
7. Famous Byzantine Music Teachers: Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas
(1910-1987) (in Greek: Θρασύβουλος
Στανίτσας)
Additional Resources
1. Our website: http://thebyzantineschool.blogspot.com/p/links.html
2. Ιερά Υμνωδία (Έκδοσις
Γ') Ι.Θ.Σακελλαρίδη 1923. http://psaltiri.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=26&Itemid=99999999&limit=25&limitstart=50
BYZANTINE SCHOOL
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS
SESSION 7
Thursday, February 2,
2017
Agenda
1. The Chromatic Scale of Tone 6 from Pa (Η Χρωματική Κλίμακα του πλαγίου Δευτέρου Ήχου εκ
του Πα)
e.g., Katabasiai of Theophany (Canon I), Βυθού απεκάλυψε πυθμένα
3. Western
score: Doxology After Manuel
Protopsaltes http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Doxo.htm
4. MID:
Doxology After Manuel Protopsaltes
5.
Byzantine score: Doxology After Manuel Protopsaltes
6.
Comparison with original score by Manuel Protopsaltes (in Greek: Δόξα Σοι τω δείξαντι το φως) http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3064
7. Western
score: Cherubic Hymn, Tone 6 After
Ioannis Sakellarides, Divine Liturgy
Hymnal (“Green Book”), pp. 93-95
8. MP4: Χερουβικόν Σακελλαρίδη πλ. β' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja1Sy0bHj9M
9. MP3: Χερουβικόν Σακελλαρίδη πλ. β' http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12366
10. Byzantine score: Χερουβικόν Σακελλαρίδη πλ. β' http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12366
11. Famous
Byzantine Music Teachers: Manuel Protopsaltes (†1819)
(in Greek: Μανουήλ Πρωτοψάλτης)
12.
Byzantine Musicians in the USA: Nicholas Roubanis (1885-1968)
Additional Resources
1. Our website: http://thebyzantineschool.blogspot.com/p/links.html
2. Great Doxology in
the Plagal Second Tone for Holy Saturday (Friday night), Greek only (staff
notation) http://www.newbyz.org/doxologyholyfriday.pdf
3. Sunday Orthros Ordinary:
Standard text and music in English (and some Greek) of the Sunday
Resurrection Orthros service
http://www.newbyz.org/sunday_orthros_ordinary.pdf
4. The Greek Anastasimatarion
of Nicholas Roubanis: The proper hymns for Sunday Orthros in all eight
tones, all in Greek and in staff notation. http://www.newbyz.org/orthrosroubanis.pdf
5. Works by Byzantine Musicians in the USA: http://orthodoxmusic33.weebly.com/sheet-music.html
6. Holy Week and Pascha by Fr Seraphim Dedes (2012): http://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html
7. Μουσικός Πανδέκτης ΖΩΗΣ, και οι οκτώ τόμοι σε ένα αρχείο:
167MB, 2403 σελίδες http://analogion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28404
and http://www.mediafire.com/file/9o35e5lxogrxmo5/Moysikos_Pandektis_ZOHS_Complete_Set_with_all_8_Volumes.pdf
