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Byzantine Prosomia: The Chanter’s Companion

Byzantine Prosomia: The Chanter’s Companion

By Byzantine Prosomia

Welcome to ‘Byzantine Prosomia: The Chanter’s Companion’. The Prosomia are special melodies to which Byzantine hymns are metered. They are used in thousands of hymns in the Menaion, Triodion, Pentecostarion, Octoechos, and other service books of the Church. Until now, it has not been possible to learn them without a trained instructor. ‘Byzantine Prosomia: The Chanter's Companion’ makes it possible to learn, study, and practice the execution of these special melodies outside of formal choral instruction. For every track, two examples of each Prosomion are chanted. See notes for the PDF links.
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1. Tone 1: O all-lauded martyrs

Byzantine Prosomia: The Chanter’s Companion Sep 18, 2023

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1. Tone 1: O all-lauded martyrs
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2. Tone 1: O strange wonder
Sep 18, 202301:56
3. Tone 1: Thou art the joy
Sep 18, 202301:46
4. Tone 1: The three most great luminaries
Sep 18, 202301:28
5. Tone 1: While Gabriel was saying
Sep 18, 202302:10
6. Tone 1: The soldiers standing guard
Sep 18, 202302:04
7. Tone 2: Thou soughtest the heights
Sep 18, 202301:16
8. Tone 2: With what fair crowns
Sep 18, 202303:11
10. Tone 2: O House of Ephratha
Sep 18, 202301:24
11. Tone 2: Hearken ye women
Sep 18, 202301:38
12. Tone 2: Upon that mount in Galilee
Sep 18, 202302:06
13. Tone 2: While the disciples looked on Thee
Sep 18, 202301:27
14. Tone 3: Awed by the beauty
Sep 18, 202302:13
16. Tone 3: The power of Thy Cross
Sep 18, 202301:17
17. Tone 3: That which came to pass
Sep 18, 202301:44
18. Tone 3: Thy confession
Sep 18, 202301:50
19. Tone 3: From the heights our Saviour, Christ #1
Sep 18, 202302:12
20. Tone 3: From the heights our Saviour, Christ #2
Sep 18, 202301:33
21. Tone 3: O Changeless Light
Sep 18, 202301:41
22. Tone 3: O you Apostles from afar
Sep 18, 202301:59
23. Tone 3: Thou Who as God adornest
Sep 18, 202301:31
24. Tone 3: While standing in the Temple courts
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25. Tone 4: As one valiant
Sep 18, 202301:36
26. Tone 4: O Lord, when Thou didst descend
Sep 18, 202301:30
27. Tone 4: O Lord, although I desire to blot out
Sep 18, 202301:23
28. Tone 4: On this day Thou hast appeared
Sep 18, 202301:18
29. Tone 4: Thou Who wast called from on high (Kontakion)
Sep 18, 202302:17
30. Tone 4: Unto them that fear Thee
Sep 18, 202301:49
31. Tone 4: Be quick to anticipate
Sep 18, 202301:20
32 Tone 4: Joseph was amazed (Dismissal Hymn)
Sep 18, 202301:56
33. Tone 4: Thou Who wast raised up
Sep 18, 202301:47
34. Tone 4: Thou Who wast raised up (Kontakion)
Sep 18, 202302:21
35. Tone 4: Joseph was amazed (Dismissal Hymn)
Sep 18, 202302:33
36. Plagal Tone 1: Let us worship the Word
Sep 18, 202301:45
37. Plagal Tone 1: We the faithful bless Thee
Sep 18, 202301:32
38. Plagal Tone 1: O righteous father
Sep 18, 202303:12
40. Plagal Tone 2: Angels in the heavens
Sep 17, 202301:19
41. Plagal Tone 2: As it is written
Sep 17, 202301:12
42. Plagal Tone 2: Ere the morning star
Sep 17, 202301:51
43. Plagal Tone 2: Having laid up all their hope
Sep 17, 202302:18
44. Plagal Tone 2: Ye angelic hosts
Sep 17, 202301:48
46. Plagal Tone 4: O Lord, Thy holy martyrs
Sep 17, 202301:29
47. Plagal Tone 4: O Lord, though Thou dids’t stand
Sep 17, 202301:27
48. Plagal Tone 4: O strange wonder
Sep 17, 202302:21
49. Plagal Tone 4: The Paradise of Eden
Sep 17, 202302:17
51. Plagal Tone 4: To Thee, the Champion Leader
Sep 17, 202302:28
52. Plagal Tone 4: When the bodiless one
Sep 17, 202302:47
53. Plagal Tone 4: As first-fruits of our nature
Sep 17, 202301:32