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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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Three 17th-century Orthodox chant manuscripts of the British Library collection have been recently published

During the last months another Heirmologion and two kalophonic manuscripts (an incomplete Menaion of the a Sticherarion kalophonikon and a fragment of a Mathematarion) of the British Library have been published on the pages of "Digitised Manuscripts"

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Two Music Manuscripts at the Historical Archive Iannis Vlachoiannis

Within the database of the Greek State Archives, there are two rather odd, but also interesting music manuscripts at the Historical Archive "Iannis Vlachoiannis". I would like to thank Charis Kornaros who drew my attention to these manuscripts of the

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Three Anthologies of Byzantine composers written around Ioannes Trapezountios (1730s)

Datation possible to the new appendix at the beginning of Ms. 334 which mentions Ioannes the Protopsaltes (1730s), who was until 1734/1736 still Lampadarios. The Kratematarion (Ms. 336) mentions one composer just as "Lampadarios" and only once as "Io

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Vienna, National Library, Cod. Theol. gr. 185 Akolouthiai

With many thanks to Dominique Gatté who indicated this new publication of a digitised manuscript, this time a rather rare type: the Akolouthiai or Taxis ton akolouthion ("Order of services").

Theol. gr. 185

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Ioannes Koukouzeles' Mathema "Mega Ison"

This discussion is dedicated to the kalophonic method of Ioannes Koukouzeles as it can be learnt with the mathema Mega Ison.

A critical edition of Mega Ison was made by Maria Alexandru:

Alexandru, Maria. “Koukouzeles’ Mega Ison — Ansätze Einer Kritisc

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Reconstructions of the Byzantine Cathedral Rite

Please have a look on the discussion of the videos made by a performance of Capella romana in a virtual reconstruction of the Constantinopolitan Hagia Sophia.

There have been numerous studies of the rite which belongs to this cathedral, and the very u

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Byzantine chant and all Oriental, Caucasian and Slavonic liturgies

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

Three 17th-century Orthodox chant manuscripts of the British Library collection have been recently published

Two Music Manuscripts at the Historical Archive Iannis Vlachoiannis

Three Anthologies of Byzantine composers written around Ioannes Trapezountios (1730s)

Vienna, National Library, Cod. Theol. gr. 185 Akolouthiai

Ioannes Koukouzeles' Mathema "Mega Ison"

Reconstructions of the Byzantine Cathedral Rite

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