Byzantine Music
Byzantine Music
Axion Estin
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First Mode
Slow Heirmologic
Sticheraric
Adapted from Anton Pann
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Heptaphonic)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Triphonic / Makam Isfahân)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Father Theophanes of Vatopedi (Heptaphonic)
Adapted from Nectarius of Prodromos
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr
Adapted from Father Dositheus Paraskevaides of Katounakia (Makam Sabâ)
Adapted from Father Dositheus Paraskevaides of Katounakia (Heptaphonic / Makam Tâhir)
Second Mode
Adapted from the customary melody
Adapted from Chourmouzios the Archivist
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Diphonic)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Demetrius Sourlantzes (Deuteroprotos / Makam Karcığar)
Adapted from Peter Philanthides (Deuteroprotos / Makam Karcığar)
Adapted from Constantine Pringos (Deuterotetartos / Makam Hüzzâm)
Third Mode
Adapted from Peter Byzantius the Agiotaphite
Adapted from Theodore Phokæus (Enharmonic)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Father Theophanes of Vatopedi (Triphonic)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr
Fourth Mode
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Agia)
Adapted from Theodore Phokæus (Legetos)
Adapted from Chourmouzios the Archivist (Sticheraric)
Agia (based on the Slow Doxology by Peter the Peloponnesian)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Agia)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Agia)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Agia)
Legetos
Legetos (Greek)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Legetos)
Adapted from Eustathius Timonides and Demetrius Vasiades (Chromatic / Makam Hümâyûn)
Adapted from Demetrius Mavropoulos (Zygos / Makam Müsteâr)
Plagal First Mode
Adapted from the Patriarchal melody
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Slow Heirmologic)
Sticheraric
Adapted from Nectarius the Monk (based on the Slow Doxology by Peter Byzantius)
Adapted from Father Constantine Papagiannes (Makam Bûselik)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Phrygian)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (based on the Slow Evlogitaria by Peter the Peloponnesian)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Tetraphonic)
Adapted from the anonymous old Romanian national melody transcribed by Anton Pann
Adapted from Constantine Psachos (Makam Acem)
Pentaphonic / Makam Acem
Pentaphonic / Makam Acem (Greek)
Adapted from Basil Nikolaides (Makam Acem)
Adapted from Father Theophanes of Vatopedi (Makam Acem)
Adapted from Constantine Pringos (Heptaphonic / Makam Acem-Kürdî)
Adapted from Panagiotes Keltzanides (Pentaphonic / Makam Acem-Kürdî)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr (Pentaphonic / Makam Acem-Kürdî)
Adapted from Panagiotes Keltzanides (Tetraphonic / Makam Hisâr-Bûselik)
Adapted from Constantine Pringos (Tetraphonic / Makam Hisâr-Bûselik)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr (Tetraphonic / Makam Hisâr-Bûselik)
Adapted from Kyriazes Chrysopolites (Makam Hüseynî-Aşîrân)
Adapted from Constantine Psachos (Makam Hüseynî-Aşîrân)
Adapted from Joan Harmosin-Ohridski
Plagal Second Mode
Sticheraric
Adapted from Theodore Phokæus
Adapted from Peter of Ephesus
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Nenano)
Adapted from an anonymous composition
Adapted from Triantaphyllus Georgiades (Heptaphonic / Makam Hicâzkâr)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou (Heptaphonic / Makam Hicâzkâr)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr (Heptaphonic / Makam Hicâzkâr)
Adapted from Father Dositheus Paraskevaides of Katounakia (Heptaphonic / Makam Hicâzkâr)
Adapted from Chrysanthus Theodosopoulos (Heptaphonic / Makam Hicâzkâr-Kürdî)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr (Makam Şehnâz)
Adapted from Meletius Sykiotes (Makam Zirgüle-Hicâz)
Grave Mode
Adapted from Theodore Phokæus (Diatonic / Makam Eviç)
Adapted from Theodore Phokæus (Enharmonic / Makam Acem-Aşîrân)
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Protovarys / Makam Irak)
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Tetraphonic / Makam Beste-Nigâr)
Adapted from Gabriel Cremeens (sticheraric)
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (based on the Customary Melody in Second Mode)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Panagiotes Keltzanides (Chromatic / Makam Rahâtül-Ervâh)
Adapted from Constantine Pringos (Diatonic / Makam Eviç)
Adapted from Misael Misaelides (Enharmonic / Makam Şevk-Efzâ)
Makam Ferâhnâk
Plagal Fourth Mode
Sticheraric
Adapted from Anastasius from Parla of Pisidia
Adapted from Gregory the Protopsaltis (Enharmonic)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Michael Hatziathanasiou
Sticheraric
Sticheraric (Greek)
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis
Adapted from Ioannis Arvanitis (Heptaphonic / Makam Mâhûr-Nikrîz)
Adapted from Panagiotes Keltzanides (Chromatic / Makam Sûzinâk)
Adapted from Nectarius of Prodromos (Chromatic / Makam Sûzinâk)
Adapted from Charalampus Papanikolaou (Heptaphonic / Makam Mâhûr)
Adapted from Mitri Al-Murr (Kliton / Makam Nişâbûr)
Adapted from Father Dositheus Paraskevaides of Katounakia (Heptaphonic / Makam Mâhûr)
Other
In the Eight Modes