Byzantine music (Greek: Βυζαντινή μουσική, romanized: Vyzantiné mousiké) originally consisted of the songs and hymns composed for the courtly and religious ceremonial of the Byzantine Empire and continued, after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in the traditions of the sung Byzantine chant of Eastern Orthodox liturgy.

Byzantine music is a profound expression of the spiritual and cultural life of the Byzantine Empire, deeply embedded in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical tradition. Its unique blend of modal systems, monophonic chants, and intricate vocal ornamentation offers a window into the sacred soundscape that accompanied the empire’s religious practices ...

Byzantine music was influenced by Roman music traditions, classic Greek music as well as religious music traditions of Syriac and Hebrew cultures. Three types of hymns were a part of Byzantine music – the Troparion, kontakion, and kanon.

2005年8月12日 · Byzantine music is the medieval sacred chant of Christian Churches following the Orthodox rite. This tradition, encompassing the Greek-speaking world, developed in Byzantium from the establishment of its capital, Constantinople, in 330 until its fall in 1453.

This is a resource for Orthodox Christians who are interested in learning Byzantine music created by Gabriel Otte. This is NOT meant to be a replacement for proper training in Byzantine Chant nor courses like the St. Romanos course.

Byzantine music is the medieval sacred chant of all Christian churches following the Eastern Orthodox rite. This tradition, principally encompassing the Greek-speaking world, developed in Byzantium from the establishment of its capital, Constantinople, in 330 until its conquest in 1453.

Byzantine chant, monophonic, or unison, liturgical chant of the Greek Orthodox church during the Byzantine Empire (330–1453) and down to the 16th century; in modern Greece the term refers to ecclesiastical music of any period.

This website contains more than 6000 pages of Byzantine music in Western and Byzantine notation in the style of chanting used on the Holy Mountain. The scope of this project covers the liturgies of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, St. James, and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, as well as various doxologies, and hymns for ...

2010年2月9日 · Welcome to our page of English Byzantine Chant! Please check back as we will be continually updating this site with new music as it is composed or notated. Recordings of hymns and services along with material for learning Byzantine Notation will also be uploaded.

Byzantine Music Orthros Evlogitaria. Slow Heirmologic; Eothinon Gospel and Psalm 50. Post-Gospel Troparia (Plagal of Fourth Mode) Divine Liturgy. Litany of Peace