Byzantine Music
Byzantine Music
Axion Estin
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First Mode
Slow Heirmologic
Sticheraric
Adapted from Nectarius the Wallachian
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Heptaphonic)
Adapted from Mitri el-Murr
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Triphonic / Maqam Isfahân)
Second Mode
Adapted from the customary melody
Adapted from Chourmouzios the Archivist
Adapted from Peter Philanthidis (Deuteroprotos / Maqam Karcığar)
Adapted from Demetrius Sourlantzis (Deuteroprotos / Maqam Karcığar)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Diphonic)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Third Mode
Adapted from Peter Byzantius the Agiotaphite
Adapted from Theodore Phokaeus (Enharmonic)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Fourth Mode
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Agia)
Adapted from Theodore Phokaeus (Legetos)
Adapted from Chourmouzios the Archivist (Sticheraric)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Agia)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Legetos)
Adapted from Demetrius Mavropoulos (Zygos / Maqam Müsteâr)
Plagal First Mode
Adapted from the Patriarchal melody
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Slow Heirmologic)
Sticheraric
Pentaphonic / Maqam Acem
Adapted from the anonymous old Romanian national melody transcribed by Anton Pann
Adapted from Nectarius the Monk (based on the Slow Doxology by Peter Byzantius)
Adapted from Fr Constantine Papagiannis (Maqam Nihâvend)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Phrygian)
Adapted from Constantine Pringos (Maqam Acem-Kürdî)
Adapted from Basil Nikolaidis (Maqam Acem)
Adapted from Panagiotes Kiltzanides (Pentaphonic / Maqam Acem-Kürdî)
Adapted from Panagiotes Kiltzanides (Tetraphonic / Maqam Hisâr-Bûselik)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (based on the Slow Evlogitaria by Peter the Peloponnesian)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Tetraphonic)
Plagal Second Mode
Sticheraric
Adapted from Theodore Phokaeus
Adapted from an anonymous composition
Grave Mode
Adapted from Theodore Phokaeus (Diatonic / Maqam Eviç)
Adapted from Theodore Phokaeus (Enharmonic / Maqam Acem-Aşîrân)
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Tetraphonic / Maqam Beste-Nigâr)
Adapted from Gabriel Cremeens (sticheraric)
Adapted from Panagiotes Kiltzanides (Chromatic / Maqam Rahâtül-Ervâh)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (based on the Customary Melody in Second Mode)
Maqam Ferâhnâk
Plagal Fourth Mode
Sticheraric
Adapted from Anastasius from Parla of Pisidia
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou
Adapted from Triantaphyllus Georgiadis (Chromatic / Maqam Hicâzkâr)
Adapted from Panagiotes Kiltzanides (Chromatic / Maqam Sûzinâk)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Heptaphonic / Maqam Mâhûr-Nikrîz)
Other
In the Eight Modes