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1 Chanting in Hard Chromatic Tones Sacred Music Institute Antiochian Viage Juy 1115, 2018 Charie Marge Sacred Music Coordinator, iocese of Worcester & New Eng irector, Boston Byzantine Choir Head Chanter, St. Mary s Orthodox Church Cambridge, MA marge@aum.mit.edu Course Outine What is a Chromatic Scae? The Hard Chromatic Scae Tone 6 Hard Chromatic exampes Simpe anaysis of Tone 6 syabic patterns Moduation to iatonic from Hard Chromatic Ison in Hard Chromatic Tone 2 Hard Chromatic exampes Tone 4 Hard Chromatic exampe

2 What is a Scae? A scae in Byzantine music is typicay composed of eight notes. The steps between notes can be of varying degrees: semitone, whoe tone, toneahaf. Each scae is composed of two tetrachords separated by a whoe tone. A tetrachord is a scae of four notes, with first ast note of tetrachord being in interva of a fourth. The Western Maor Scae is an exampe of a famiiar scae comprised of two tetrachords separated by a whoe tone: The Maor Scae What is a Chromatic scae? In Byzantine music, defining characteristic of a Chromatic scae is that tetrachords are made up of foowing three intervas: semitone, toneahaf, semitone (short, wide, short): Chromatic Scae based on The Chromatic scae can be derived from Maor scae by fatting 2 nd 6 th notes. The wide intervas of a toneahaf give this scae an Eastern or Midde Eastern quaity not found in Western music.

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4 225 The reat oxoogy Byzantine Tone 6 & # ««# b «b «b nˆˆ b «Ison ŵ «o ry to e who hast shown be to od Basi Kazan ( ) b «b b «w on earth peace, good wi a mong «b b «. n b «praise e, we bess e, we worship e, we go men. ri fy on high, We e, we give b «b b «w b thanks e for thy great go ry. O Lord, & # ««# «b nˆ ˆ b b «b King, od Fa r A might y; O Lord, # # b n & b «b b «On us Light. o ry unto heav'ny ybegot ten Son, Je sus Christ; w b «n«b b O Lord od, Lamb of od, Son Ho of y Spir Fa it. r, that # # & b «b n «tak est a way sin of word, have mer cy on us, thou that Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 6/28/10 Rev. 2 MK

5 Verses on Psam Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, a protecting door round about my ips. + Incine not my heart to evi words, to make excuses in sins. + With men that work iniquity; I wi not communicate with choicest of m. + The ust man sha correct me in mercy sha reprove me; but et not oi of sinner anoint my head. + For my prayer aso sha sti be against things with which y are we peased; ir udges faing upon rock have been swaowed up. + They sha hear my words, for y are sweet; as when thickness of earth is broken upon ground, ir bones are scattered by side of he. + But to Thee, O Lord, Lord, are mine eyes; in Thee have I put my trust, take not away my sou. + Keep me from snare which y have aid for me, traps of workers of iniquity. + Let wicked fa into ir own nets, whist I aone escape. + I cried unto Lord with my voice, with my voice unto Lord, did I make my suppication. + I poured out my suppication before Him; I showed before Him my troube. + When my spirit was overwhemed within me, n Thou knewest my path. + In way wherein I waked have y secrety aid a snare for me. + I ooked on my right h, behed, but re was no man that woud know me. + Refuge faied me; no one cared for my sou. + I cried unto Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou art my refuge my portion in of iving. + Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very ow. + eiver me from my persecutors, for y are stronger than I.

6 _»» 10th oxastikon Theotokion 194 Byzantine Tone 6 & # Sow # w b b ««««««««««ˆbˆ ˆ bˆnˆ ˆ «ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ Ison O go ry to Fa r to Basi Kazan ( ). ««««ˆ ˆ «ˆbˆ ˆ w w Son to Ho y Spir it. Af ««««ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ b n_ nˆ_ «_»ˆ_«_»ˆ_«_» ˆ_«. b_ thy des cent to ha» Jˆ_ « _ˆ_«ˆ ˆ_ ẇ_ ««««bˆ nˆ ««ˆ ˆ ˆ b n»_ des, thy n b ur Res rec ««bˆ ««ˆ ˆ Christ, is ci tion from pes sor dead, rowed, «««««««ˆbˆnˆ ˆ «ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ «b ««. b ˆ w was fit ting, griev ing o ver & # ««# bˆ ˆ «ˆ «««bˆ ˆ ˆ ««««««b b «bˆnˆ ˆ «ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ re They returned to ir oc cu pa «««««ˆ ˆ ˆbˆ «ˆ «n n ed to ir nets ir thy tions ships; mov but re at was O ter a. tend no as Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 12/15/10 Rev. 3 MK

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9 Pentecostarion The Feast of Pentecost Sung as 3rd stichera of Aposticha, after Psam 50 (Have mercy), ory at Praises Byzantine Chant Tone 6/Paga Second Mode n. John E Massih 2 O heav en y King, Comforter, Spir it of Truth, A O heav en y King, Comfor ter, Spir it of Truth, Who art in a pac es fi est a things; Treas ur y of good things, iv er of ife; come, dwe in us, ceanse us from ev 'ry stain, save our sous, O ood One. A 9 Fina ending ood One. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Rev. 0, 5/27/17, CAH

10 Postospe Hymns, Karam Page 3 &. with Un. &. thine pro #. cras ti na in b n b ter ces tion. But by sions & n n b C pu ri fy thou me & from C. a a bom i na w tion. Tone 6 Quicky Have mer cy up on me, O od, ac cord ing b to thy great mer cy; ac cord ing to mu ti tude of b Sower " b thy com pas sions bot out mine in iq ui ties. n b. If I think upon mu ti tude of my Rev. 3, 1/29/18, CAH

11 Postospe Hymns, Karam Page 4 n. # b e vi deeds, wretch that I am, b I C b trem n b be for ter ri be n ay of A b b Judg Un. ment. But trust ing com. b b b pas sion of thy mer cy, I shout to b. b. b. n A e ike a vid: Have mer cy up & # #. b b on me, O. b b Mer b b. cy. (d), ac od A b b. b cording to 3 b. thy A #. b reat Un. b. Rev. 3, 1/29/18, CAH

12 49 Byzantine Tone 2 Chanter: The Prokeimenon! Basi Kazan ( ) & # Fast 4 3 w b «Ison A rise, O my Lord od, in & # ««b «pre cept which thou hast com m & # b b «. { a con gre ga tion of peo pe sha sur round e. Very Fast & # w «««. My Lord my od, in e have I put my trust. & # Fast w b «A rise, O my Lord & # ««b «pre cept which thou The Prokeimenon hast com m ed, od a in ed, con gre & # b «w_ ˆ_«b«w «ga tion of peo pe sha sur round e. To page 65» Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 12/13/10 Rev. 1 MK

13 February 3rd AfterFeast of Presentation (Meeting) of our Lord in Tempe Stichera at Aposticha at Vespers Byzantine Chant Tone 2 Specia meody: O house of Ephratha C b 1) Christ 2) Made 3) Come, b n b b Sav ior on this day is car ried as an in fant man i fest to day He that in years is an cient E der Sim e on, embrace Lord of o ry, Un. n b b b in to Lord od's Tem pe; Sim e most won drous y ap pear eth an in fant cied out thē a pure Vir gin; come, take in b b b. E fesh arms der doth take Him in his ag is brought in to Tem as a babe Sav ior of Adapted by Rassem E Massih ed pe's on in to arms. courts. word. thē thine Verses: 1) Lord, now ettest thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have seen Thy savation, which Thou hast prepared before face of a peope. 2) A ight to ighten enties gory of Thy peope Israe. Text used with permission. Copyright, Hoy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookine, MA. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Rev. 0, 1/12/18, CAH

14 Canon for Bridegroom Matins Sunday: Ode Nine & # c O Christ b our Cre b b a tor, Thou hast mag ni fied Thy Moth b er, & # b. b b Theo to kos, from whom Thou didst put on Thy bod y, ike un to ours b & # b in Pas b b sion, de iv er ing us from our ig no rance. Where fore we b bess & # her through a b. b gen er a tions, Thee we b mag ni fy. & # b b o ry to Fa r, to Son, to Ho y Spir b b it: & # O b Wis b dom of a, Thou didst de care un to Thy is cipes, say b b ing, & # & # & # "Put b a b b. way a fith of pas sion, take un to your seves a b b b b stead fast mind, wor thy of king dom di vine where in b b sha be go ri fied sha shine more bright y. than b. sun." you

15 January 6 Theophany 61 Third Ode First Canon Second Mode (hard chromatic) & bb #,!Iscu;n oj didouv" n & bb The Lord, Who grant eth strength un to our kings ex at { #, eth horn of His a noint ed, is born of a Vir & b b #, gin com eth un to bap tis m. Wherefore, et us cry & b b Un., n & bb, # out, O ye faith fu: There is none ho y as our #. od, re is none right eous save Thee, O Lord. Text 2005, Hoy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookine, MA

16 4 Fourth Mode Kathismata & b b # Both now ev er, un to ag es of & bb #, ag es. A men. & bb # & b b Jo seph was a mazed to see that which tran scend ed #, K iatonic Y na ture's bounds, for with out seed, thou, O Maid, didst & b b #, both con ceive bear a Chid. And he re membered bos som & bb # & bb & b b ing rod of Aa ron, dew up #, U on feece, un burn ing bush iatonic Y # which was not consumed, though it was a v!isv Text 2009, Hoy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookine, MA. Used with permission.

17 Fourth Mode Kathismata 5 & b b & bb #, K iatonic, a fame. Thus, thy pro tec tor be trod cried, Y # iatonic as he bare wit ness be fore priests: A & bb n # b n n # {, Vir gin bear eth, af ter chid birth, L & b b Y #. sti re main eth a Vir gin. Text 2009, Hoy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookine, MA. Used with permission.

18 Poyeeos Psam 135 Tripe Meter 7 Paga Second Mode 13 & b b Ó # # To Him that di vid ed Red & bb { # { # # Sea in to parts. A e u i & b b #, a. For His mer cy en dur eth for & b b # # #. ev er. A e u i a. 14 & bb # # # And ed & bb # A e & b b Is ra e dur eth for # u i through a. # ev er. For # A e His midst re mer # u i. a. of., # cy en

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