Surprise for Orthodox Easter 2019: 5 Akolouthiai of the National Library of Greece (ΕΒΕ)

Among many other sources the Akolouthiai (τάξις τῶν ἀκολουθίων “order of services”) are one of the most important sources of Byzantine psaltic art. This new book type of the 14th century replaced the old books of the cathedral rite (the choir book kn

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Manuscripts from National Library of Greece published online.

This is a list of published manuscripts:

Source for list is a book A Descriptive Catalogue of the Musical Manuscript Collection of the National Library of Greece google book

EBE 884

EBE 885

EBE 886

EBE 887

EBE 888

EBE 889

EBE 890

EBE 891

EBE 892

EBE 893

EBE 894

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16th-century Anthology for Orthros and for the Divine Liturgies online (Athens, National Library of Greece, Ms. 928)

Oliver for Andrija Sagić:

 

Manuscript EBE 928 (National Library of Greece) ONLINE!

This valuable manuscript with Serbian composers from XV c. is finally online.

EBE 928

Polyeleos Раби Господа хвалите име in echos devteros by Hieromonachos Iesaias the Ser

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La psalmodie de l'échos varys

La psalmodie byzantine était publiée dans un essay d'Oliver Strunk:

Strunk, W. O., 1960. 'The Antiphons of the Oktoechos', dans: A Musicological Offering to Otto Kinkeldey upon the Occasion of His 80th Anniversary, JAMS 13, 50-67, url: http://www.scri

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