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Octoechos — This article is about the Byzantine musical system of eight modes. For the book of liturgical texts set to those modes, see Octoechos (liturgy). Oktōēchos (here transcribed Octoechos ; Greek: Ὀκτώηχος, from ὀκτώ eight + ἦχος sound, mode called… … Wikipedia
Byzantine music — is the music of the Byzantine Empire composed to Greek texts as ceremonial, festival, or church music [The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2007 Byzantine music ] . Greek and foreign historians agree that the ecclesiastical tones and in… … Wikipedia
ВЕЛИМИРОВИЧ — М. Велимирович. Фотография. 2001 г. М. Велимирович. Фотография. 2001 г. [Velimirovič] Милош (10.12.1922, Белград 18.04.2008), амер. музыковед, исследователь визант. и слав. муз. культур. В 1940 г. окончил Белградскую муз. школу (ныне им. С.… … Православная энциклопедия
Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… … Wikipedia
Music of Southeastern Europe — The music of Southeastern Europe or Balkan music is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by traditional music of Southeastern European ethnic groups and mutual music influences of these ethnic… … Wikipedia
John Mauropous — (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μαυρόπους (gen.: Μαυρόποδος), Ioannes Mauropous ) was a Byzantine Greek poet, hymnographer and author of letters and orations, living in the 11th century AD. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Editions 4 … Wikipedia
Menaion — Russian icon with menaion (ru: минея) The Menaion (Greek: Μηναῖον; Slavonic: Минеѧ, Minéya, of the month ) refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches. Commemorations in the Menaion are tied to … Wikipedia
Octoechos (liturgy) — This article is about the book of liturgical texts set to the ancient Byzantine musical system of eight modes, and their use liturgically. For the musical system itself, see Octoechos. The Octoechos (Greek: Ὀκτώηχος; Slavonic: Октоихъ, Oktoikh,… … Wikipedia
Irmologion — (Greek: polytonic|εἱρμολόγιον (heirmologion)) is a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, and it contains texts for liturgical singing in Church. [… … Wikipedia
Liturgical book — A liturgical book is a book published by the authority of a church, that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official religious services.Roman CatholicIn the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the primary liturgical books are… … Wikipedia
