Music and Chant Orthodox Denominations Christianity

Music plays an important role in Orthodox worship. Chant, a special form of liturgical music, is frequently used. This category describes Orthodox music and chant and provides samples so you can listen to it.

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• - PSALM is dedicated to the advancement of Orthodox Christian liturgical music and chant. Includes membership information and resources.
  
• - Adaptations of Orthodox church music in the English language. Provides music in .pdf files as well as MIDI.
  
• - Devoted to the study and practice of Byzantine Chant, especially as it may be executed in the English language. MP3 format audio files of chant are available. By Daniel Johnson.
  
• - Georgian Orthodox Church Music Midi and Real Audio files
  
• - Source of Russian choral music. Provides descriptions, ratings, and sells many Russian Orthodox church music CDs. Also sells sheet music.
  
• - Includes History, Theory, and Wav files of Byzantine Choirs and individual psalters. Links to other chant and Byzantine pages. Created and maintained by Pavlos Papadakis.
  
• - A system for writing the Byzantine Music Notation created by Gezerlis G. Velissarios (PHD student, University of Athens, Greece.) Windows 95 and Word 6 or 7 (Greek Version) required.
  
• - Presents a description of liturgical worship in the Orthodox Church, with links to CDs and books for purchase.
  
• - Introduction to Byzantine Music theory and practice by Fr. Constantine J. Terss. Beautiful site with many Psalms.
  
• - A discussion of the development, notation, and musical analysis of this uniquely Russian Byzantine chant.
  
• - The MMB microfilm collection contains more than 680 items for use by scholars of Byzantine chant. Housed at the University of Copenhagen, Institute for Greek and Latin
  
• - Settings of English translations of Orthodox Church music. Includes Irmos for the Canon of the Resurrection in the eight tones. Requires a plug-in for Internet Explorer. Files must be saved and played locally with other browsers. Windows only.
  
• - A complete calendar of eastern saints, with troparia and kondakia.
  
• - Vocal ensemble performing early Russian Orthodox chants and spiritual verses. History of the ensemble, repertoire description, wav and mp3 files of Orthodox church and folk chants. [English/Russian]
  
• - Dedicated to professional performance of Orthodox Church music. Russian, Greek, and Ukrainian musical traditions are included in the repertoire.
  
• - Lots of QuickTime and RealAudio files.
  
• - Modern arrangement by composer Ioannidis Nikolaos. Includes audio file and Greek text.
  
• - Hymns of Byzantine Chant by Katerina Sitaras Makiej, Presvytera, in English and Greek. Audio sample, ordering info on site. CDs and tapes include hymns from the Orthodox Christian worship services. Psalms and inspiring prayers set to music and chante
  
• - The spiritual compositions, hymns, psalms, also Ukrainian and Russian folk songs in performance of the choir. Includes ordering information for CD.
  
  

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