By popular demand! A Parish Hymnal for Divine Liturgy brings beautiful and elegant Byzantine chant in staff notation to congregations and choirs in an accessible, affordable book that fits nicely in both the pew and on a music stand.
Intended for the nave and the choir loft, A Parish Hymnal for Divine Liturgy features standard, yet accessible, Byzantine chant compositions in both Greek and English, transcribed into easy-to-read staff notation.
With a pronunciation guide, notes on liturgical use, and a bibliography of additional resources, A Parish Hymnal for Divine Liturgy is an ideal introduction to Byzantine chant in both Greek and English, for the singer taking initial steps to learn the tradition as well as the worshiper following along.
Ideal for English-language and bilingual (Greek-English) parishes, A Parish Hymnal for Divine Liturgy is the first of a planned collection of accessible, print-on-demand, practical Byzantine chant resources for congregations and musicians.
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Highlights:
- Greek and English text and Western notation scores on facing pages
- Complete scores for a typical Sunday – including all eight Resurrectional apolytíkia, as well as Trisagion, Cherubikon, Leitourgika, Megalynarion, Communion Verse
- English Divine Liturgy text of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- English Psalm texts by Nicholas Roumas
- Classically composed, yet accessible, repertoire in Greek and English, including standard Greek settings and comparable English settings, transcribed into staff notation from published resources
- Greek diction guide and transliterated texts
- Attributions for all compositions
- Notes on liturgical use
- List of additional resources
Details:
- 7”x8.5” softcover, coil bound. 220 pages. 15oz.
- Elegant page design following the style of A Sacrifice of Praise
- Two color printing
- Foreword by Richard Barrett, Director of Publications for Cappella Romana
- Includes English compositions from other Cappella Romana Publishing titles, in print and forthcoming, by:
- John Michael Boyer
- The Rev. Fr. John Bullock
- Gabriel Cremeens
- Chris Gianopoulos
- Samuel Herron
- Nicholas Roumas
- Includes Greek compositions by:
- Ioannis Arvanitis (Ἰωάννης Ἀρβανίτης)
- Gregorios Protopsaltis (Γρηγόριος Πρωτοψάλτης, +1822)
- Ioannis Protopsaltis (Ἰωάννης Πρωτοψάλτης ὁ Βυζάντιος, +1866)
- Petros Peloponnesios (Πέτρος Λαμπαδάριος ὁ Πελοποννήσιος, +1778)
- Konstantinos Pringos (Κωνσταντίνος Πρίγγος, +1964)
- Charilaos Taliadoros (Χαρίλαος Ταλιαδώρος, 1926-2021)
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