Byzantine ProsomiaThe Chanters Companion

The Second Booklet, Containing The Music Without Text, For All the Hymns Chanted on the CDs

2005, Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA

first toneHymns Chanted from D

O All-lauded Martyrs &b D

D

C

D

C

&b &b &b &b &b D D

C

C

D

. C

D

F

D

C

& b . j .-1-

Final Ending:

First Tone

&b

rit.

. j

C

D

b

.

O strange Wonder &b &b &b D

C

C D

D

D

. j C

C

D

&b &b &b D F

D C

n n

b

-2-

First Tone

&b &b Final Ending:

C

D

. j .rit. C D

&b

D

b .

Thou Art the Joy &b & b . &b &b D D

C D

C

C

D

C

D

-3-

.

First Tone

&b &b Final Ending:

D

C

.

&b

C

rit.

D

C

b

D

.

-4-

The Three Most Great Luminaries &b F D

First Tone

D

C

&b &b &b &b D D F

C

D

F D C

&b &b D

F

D

& b n b &b

C D

. j .-5-

First Tone

while gabriel was saying &b &b D

C

D

&b & b &b &b &b C

D

C

F D

D

G

-6-

&b Final Ending:

rit.

C

. j .C D

D

First Tone

&b

b

.

the soldiers standing guardChanted from A

&b &b

D

A

&b &b &b

b

D

nA

-7-

n

n

First Tone

&b

D

&b

.

Final Ending:

&b

D

rit.

C

D

b

.

-8-

second toneHymns Chanted from G

Thou Soughtest the Heights &j &j &j &j &j G Un. F G

E

G

E

.

Final Ending:

&j

E

G

rit.

b

Un.

F

G

.

9

When He Took Thee &j &j &j G

Second Tone

F

F

#

n

G

#G

&j &j &j &j F &j

#

b G

10

.

F &j

Final Ending:

rit.

Second Tone

G

F

b

G

.

With What Fair Crowns & j # &j G

. j

#

&j &j F E

. j F E

G

&j

& j . j 11

G

Second Tone

&j

E F

. jF

&j & j n

G

. n j G b nF

j n n

&j &j G

n

j

. j &j

.

12

Second Tone

O House of EphrathaChanted from D

&

#bb #bb #bb

D

C

C

C

D

D

&

D

&

.

Final Ending:

&

#bb

D

C

rit.

D

C

D

.

13

exapostilaria Hearken, Ye Women &j G

Second Tone

#G

F

n

E

F

&j &j E

G

F

G

& j #

n

E

E

&j &j Final Ending:

.G

rit.

F

&j

G

Un.

14

b

.

Second Tone

Upon That Mount In GalileeThe Original Melody is irregular

&j

G

#G

nF

F

E

E

&j &j G

E

G

F

&j &j &j &j F E

#

G

E

15

.

Final Ending:

Second Tone

&j

Un.

rit.

F

b

G

.

While Thy Disciples Looked on Thee &j E

F G

&j

&j &j &j Final Ending:

E

E

Un.

G

.

&j

G

Un.

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rit.

F

b

G

.

third toneHymns Chanted from 'F'

Awed by the Beauty &b F

G

G

Un. F

F

&b D &b &b &b F F

F

C

G

&b &b

.-17-

Final Ending:

Third Tone

& b . On This Day the Virgin &b F

rit.

C

Un.

F

G

&b &b G

F

n

&b &b &b F F

G G

-18-

&b Final Ending:

Third Tone

.

&b

F

rit. C

Un.

.

the Power of thy cross &b D

F D

C

F

C

&b &b &b Final Ending:

. j

j

.

&b

F

.-19-

rit.

C

Un.

Third Tone

That Which Came to Pass in thee &b F

C

j F .

&b

D

E

F

C

&b

j F .

D

Un.

.

Final Ending:

&b

F

D

rit.

C

Un.

.

-20-

Thy Confession &b &b C

Third Tone

D

D

F

F

C

D

F

C

&b &b &b &b &b D

C

F

Un.

.

-21-

Final Ending:

Third Tone

&b

rit. C

.

Un.

exapostilaria From the Heights our Saviour, ChristVersion # 1

&b &b

F

C

b 3

n b

F

C j .

& b # n # # &b F C

n b rit. F

&b &b C F

.C Un.

.-22-

Third Tone

From the Heights our Saviour, christVersion # 2

& b b &b Un.

F

D

F D

C

F

D

C

D F D

b E F

&b &b

C

G

F

b .

Final Ending:

&b

C

F

rit.

b n .

C

Un.

-23-

Third Tone

O Changeless Light &b E F

b

D

E F D

C

F

&b &b G C F

b

n

b D

&b &b C F

b .

Final Ending:

&b

C

F

rit.

C

Un.

.

-24-

Third Tone

O ye apostles from afar > & b b . j j F D

&b D

C

F

C

&b &b &b

b . D

> j j G

C

F

F

b .

Final Ending:

&b

D

C

rit.

.

Un.

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Third Tone

Thou Who As God Adornest &b F

b F D

D

G C

C

F

D

Un.

& b b &bUn. F

F

D

C

F

&b

b .

Final Ending:

&b

F

rit.

C

Un.

.

-26-

Third Tone

While Standing in the Temples Courts & b bD

D

C

n C

F

& b b b &b &b F G C F

nG

b F

E F D

b C F

&b &b F

b C

G

&b

-27-

b

.

Final Ending:

Third Tone

&b

C

F

rit.

C

Un.

.

-28-

fourth tone& b & E

As One Valiant 29

D

E

E

b D D

& & &

E

b

b

G

E

& D

b

& b Final Ending:

rit

&

b

D

E

.

D

E

Fourth Tone

Lord, When Thou didst Ascend & E

Un.

D

E

E

E

C D

&

D

& &

#E

b

n

& &

b

D

b E

#

#

n

.

Final Ending:

&

D

rit

E

D

30

.

E

Fourth Tone

O Lord, although I desired to blot out & C D

E C

D

E

D

& & E

D E C

D

E

G

& & b bE

D

# b E

.

Final Ending:

&

D

rit E

.

D

E

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Fourth Tone

On This Day Thou Hast Appeared & & & & # E

D

D

E

E

C

b

n . j .

Final Ending:

&

C

rit

G

Un.

.

32

Fourth Tone

Thou Who Wast Called from on high & & E

# n D

D

E

bUn. E

& & & Un.

D

b E

D

& &

E

33

&

G

#

b n b

E

D

Fourth Tone

& Final Ending:

.

E

& b

E

D

rit

E

D

.

E

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Fourth Tone

Unto Them That Fear Thee & E E

Un.

D

D

E

& &

D

# n E

#D

& & D

E

#E

G

n E

&

E

& b

D

.

35

Fourth Tone with B n Final Ending:

&

E

b

D

E

D

.

E

fourth tone with Bn Be Quick to Anticipate & & E

D

E

D

E

&

E

D

& #

n rit D

& D

E

36

E

&

Final Ending:

.

.

Fourth Tone with B n

Joseph Was AmazedDismissal Hymn

& & &

E

D

E

D

#E

&

# D

#

&

E

D

E

& &

D

E

37

.

Fourth Tone with B nThe following two lines complete the Dismissal Hymn for the Forefeast of the Nativity. The hymns for the feasts mentioned in the footnote below follow this pattern also.

& & D

D

E

E

.

Final Ending:

&

D

E

.

The Dismissal Hymns for the Eve of the Nativity, the Forefeast of Theophany, and the Eve of Theophany all follow this same sequence of notes.

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Fourth Tone with B n

Thou Who Wast Raised UpMelody used when Chanted as a Dismissal Hymn

& # D

E

n # E D E

D

E

&

&

D

D

& #

E

E

n

&

D

E

#

&

rit

.E D E

Final Ending:

& #

E

n

D

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.

Fourth Tone with B n

Thou Who Wast Raised UpKontakion

&

G

n

# #

& #

& &

E

#

&

F G

#

n

& &

E

.

40

Final Ending:

Fourth Tone, Palatine

&

G

F

b

G

.

Joseph Was AmazedPalatine ModeSessional Hymn

&

#bb #bb

D

Un.

G

G

D

&

D

#bb & #bb & #bb

C

G

. Un.

G

&

D

41

.

#bb &

&

#bb #bb #bb

Fourth Tone, Palatine

C

D

G

D

&

. n

# n b n G

&

.

Final Ending:

&

#bb

D

Un.

.

42

plagal of first toneHymns Chanted from A

& A

Let us Worship the Word G A G A

G

A

&

& G A

G

A

& G

A

G

A

Un.

F

& G

A

#

I

& A

.Un. G A rit. G A

Final Ending:

&

#

b .43

Plagal of First Tone on A

We the Faithful Bless Thee & G A

G

A

D

G

A

&

G A D A

A G b n &

Last Line of First Verse:

&

G

A

Un.

#

A

G

b .

A

Last Line of Second Verse:

&

G

A

Un.

#

G

A

G

b

A

.

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Plagal of First Tone. A

O Righteous FatherBased on D

& G

D

n

bD

D

&b

C

&b &b &b &b D G

n b

G

C

D

D

C

A

&b 45

D

n

b

& b n b &b & b n bD D C D

G

Plagal of First Tone. A

n b

G

G

& b n b Final Ending:

j Un. . # .

rit. C D D . j # n n &b b . A G

46

Plagal of First Tone. A

Rejoice&bD

A G

& b n &b &b D D

b C

A

G D

& b n &b

b D A

G D

C

n

& b n b 47

&b & b n b

C

D

Plagal of First Tone. A

.

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

C

D

b

.

48

Plagal of second toneAngels in the Heavens &j G

#

E

n

G

& j #

E

n

Un.

G

& j #

G

&j

E

.

49

Plagal of Second Tone

As It Is Written &j E

#

n Un. G

#

&j

E

&j

&j

G

E

.

Final Ending:

&j

G

Un.

rit. F

b .

G

50

Plagal of Second Tone

Ere the Morning Star &j C

G

j

& j j &j

G E

&j &j & j # &j

Un.

E

#F

51

.

E

Final Ending:

&j

G

Un.

b

rit.

F

G

Plagal of Second Tone

.

Having Laid Up All Their Hope & j &j &j G

#

# E

G

F

G

G

& j # n &j &j E

C

52

& j j &j &j F

G

E

G

Plagal of Second Tone

E

#

.

Final Ending:

&j

G

Un.

rit. F

b

G

.

53

Plagal of Second Tone

Ye Angelic Hosts &j C

j

G

&j &j

j

E

&j &j &j Final Ending:

Un.

G

# n E

.

rit. F G

&j

G

Un.

54

b

.

Plagal of fourth toneBy Conceiving the Wisdom & C

#

& &

b # C

# F

& & F

b55

& &

b D

bC

&

G

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

& & C

D

.

j .

#

b

Final Ending:

&

C

rit.

G

Un.

.

56

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Lord, Though Thou Didst Stand & & & # & & & Final Ending:

C

D

G

C

.Un.

n

rit.

&

.

57

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Lord, Thy Holy Martyrs & C

b

#

n

&

&

C

& &

D

& b Final Ending:

. j .

&

C

rit.

G

Un.

.

58

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Strange Wonder & & & & & & & C

.

.

59

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C A variant, which differs from the foregoing only in the beginning of the first line:

& & & & & & &

C

.

. C

rit. G

Final Ending:

&

Un.

.

60

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

The Paradise of Eden & & &C C

Un.

& &

# b # D

& b & &

C

b 61

n

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

& &D

G

C

C

. j .

Final Ending:

&

C

rit.

G

Un.

.

62

What Shall We Now Call You & & & & & C C

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

.D

D

C

C

# G

# rit.

& b & b Final Ending:

bD

n C

. jG Un.

.

&

C

63

.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

To Thee, the Champion Leader & C G C

G

C

& # . &

j

n

#

#G

# n

& & & C

b

G

#

#

n . j C

b . j &Final Ending:

rit.

G

. j .Un.

&

C

j

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.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

When the Bodiless One & C G C

G

G

C

. . j . F

&

& #

b C

n

b

& & & & & C

C

G

# n G

b

#

.

j .

65

Final Ending:

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

&

C

rit.

G

Un.

.

As First-Fruits of our Nature &b &b C

D

F

.rit. C

C

&b &b

D

&b &bD

F

F

Final Ending:

&b

.66

Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

Thou, as the Life of All &b C C

D

D

F

&b &b F D

C F G

F

F G

&b &b &b Final Ending:

D

rit. D

F

.

&b

D

F

C

.

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