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