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Author/Creator:

Orthodox Eastern Church

Contributors:

Desby, Frank

Languages:

Greek, Modern (1453-)
English

Language Notes:

Item content: Greek, Modern (1453-)
Librettos: Greek, Modern (1453-), English

Main Work:

Akolouthia tōn Christougennōn: akolouthia tou Orthrou kai tēs Leitourgias [Orthodox Eastern Church] [translated: The service for Christmas of the Greek Orthodox Church: music for the rituals of Matins and Divine liturgy]

Related Series:

Society ecclesiastical music (Complete); SEM 1002

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The service for Christmas of the Greek Orthodox Church: music for the rituals of Matins and Divine liturgy
Title translation: Services for Christmas of the Greek Orthodox Church: music for the rituals of Matins and Divine liturgy

Subjects:

Christmas music

Christmas service

Hymns, Greek

Orthodox Eastern Church — Hymns

Byzantine chants

Orthodox Eastern Church

Genres:

Hymns

General Notes:

"The most important hymns and responses for the Morning office ... and also the special hymns from the Liturgy ... All the traditional material was drawn from chant of the Chrysanthine period"--Foreword.
For mixed voices; includes unaccompanied melodies, and settings for 4-5 voices in close score and in open score with keyboard acc.
Greek words with Romanization; includes Prologos in Greek and Foreword, Introduction, and Glossary of terms in English.
Greek titles, etc. in Greek alphabet.

Physical Description:

1 score (xii pages, 45 pages) ; 26 cm.

Call Numbers:

M2015 A56 1955

OCLC Numbers:

8127432