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The first step in learning to read Byzantine music is to become familiar with its solfege system. The names for the notes in this system in ascending order are: Nee, Pa, Vou, Ga, Dee, Ke, Zo, Nee. (This corresponds to the notes in Western music: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do.)
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Noteison means repeat pitch of previous note
Noteoligon means up one
Noteapostrophos means down one
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34429.24
Exercise 1(double-click to hear)
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314059.1
Introduction(Double-click to hear)
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18494.713
Ex. 2
Blues
31399.016
Ex. 3
Blues
31294.527
Ex. 4
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31033.307
Ex. 5
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17345.342
Comment
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59559.61
Ex. 6
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Notejoins two notes (a tie)
Noteup one (with a flutter)
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33436.562
Comment
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22569.756
Ex. 7
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28525.588
Ex. 8
Blues
136252.36
Comment
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38138.71
Ex. 9
Blues
70321.945
Ex. 10
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Noteup one (not stressed)
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31242.283
Ex. 11
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22413.023
Ex. 12
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71889.21
Ex. 13
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Notetwo beats ( = a half note)
Explanations in parentheses are in the terminology of Western music.
Noteadds one beat to a note ( = a half note)
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19069.398
Comment
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32339.41
Ex. 14
Blues
29413.738
Ex. 15
Blues
23562.395
Comment
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30928.818
Ex. 16
Blues
14158.407
Comment
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22256.291
Ex. 17
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Noteadds two beats to a note ( = a dotted half note)
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10187.778
Comment
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21786.094
Ex. 18
Blues
24084.836
Ex. 19
Blues
21577.117
Comment
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21211.408
Ex. 20
Blues
40437.54
Ex. 21
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14837.594
Comment
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31607.992
Ex. 22
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Noteadds three beats to a note ( = a whole note)
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8202.464
Comment
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28264.367
Ex. 23
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33384.316
Ex. 24
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30615.354
Ex. 25
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16091.477
Comment
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25808.893
Ex. 26
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54700.723
Ex. 27
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Noteone-beat rest ( = a quarter rest)
Notetwo-beat rest ( = a half rest)
Notethree-beat rest ( = a dotted half rest)
Noteup one (oligon), and then up one again (kentemata)
Notedown one, and then up one
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4493.061
Comment
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7993.484
Comment
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13792.691
Ex. 28
Blues
19539.596
Ex. 29
Blues
9090.631
Comment
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22726.488
Ex. 30
Blues
52192.91
Comment
Blues
28525.588
Ex. 31
Blues
80979.35
Comment
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38539.37
Ex. 32 - parallagi
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39832.543
Ex. 32 - melody
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Notesame pitch, and then up one
Noteup one (kentemata), and then up one again (oligon)
Notedown one, then down one again
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25443.184
Ex. 33 - melody
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23510.15
Ex. 33 - parallagi
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9456.347
Comment
Blues
51304.727
Ex. 34
Blues
7888.9937
Comment
Blues
32182.678
Ex. 35
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33802.285
Comment
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63007.85
Ex. 36
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Notedown one, then down one for two beats
Notejump up two (a third)
Notejump up two (a third)This note is executed exactly like the previous note. It is used instead of the previous note when it is followed by a descending note for orthographical reasons.
Notejump down two (a third)
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7000.8267
Comment
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20793.455
Ex. 37
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23248.93
Ex. 38
Blues
15778.006
Comment
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43049.844
Ex. 39
Blues
27480.705
Comment
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89651.555
Ex. 40
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45035.195
Ex. 41
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Notejump up two with a flutter
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9090.631
Comment
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47125.04
Ex. 42
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28316.611
Ex. 43
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13688.201
Comment
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29727.203
Ex. 44 - Parallagi
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29831.691
Ex. 44 - melody
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44982.95
Ex. 44a - parallagi
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44617.227
Ex. 44a - melody
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Notejump up three (a fourth)
Notejump down three (a fourth)
Notejump up three with a flutter
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60552.285
Comment
Blues
79412.086
Ex. 45
Blues
12068.603
Comment
Blues
41273.477
Ex. 46
Blues
14106.162
Comment
Blues
51356.973
Ex. 47 - Parallagi
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47334.023
Ex. 47 - melody
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Notejump up four (a fifth)
Notejump up four with a flutter
Notejump down four
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53499.062
Comment
Blues
131811.11
Ex. 48
Blues
21002.432
Comment
Blues
74292.35
Ex. 49
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42631.875
Ex. 50 - Parallagi
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40124.062
Ex. 50 - melody
Blues
67866.56
Ex. 51 - Parallagi
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10135.533
Comment
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67187.414
Ex. 51 - melody
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60865.76
Ex. 52 - Parallagi
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58723.67
Ex. 52 - melody
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Notejump up five (a sixth)
Notejump up five with a flutter
Notejump down five
Notejump up six (a seventh)
Notejump up six with a flutter
Notejump down six
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18599.201
Comment
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59925.332
Ex. 53
Blues
29048.03
Ex. 54 - Parallagi
Blues
29048.03
Ex. 54 - melody
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18024.516
Comment
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57313.027
Ex. 55
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Notejump up seven (an octave)
Notejump up seven with a flutter
Notejump down seven (an octave)
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14889.839
Comment
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64366.25
Ex. 56
Blues
39653.848
Ex. 57 - Parallagi
Blues
36832.56
Ex. 57 - melody
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70530.914
Ex. 58
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NoteThe gorgon subtracts half a beat from the note it is above (or below) and half a beat from the previous note.
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7993.484
Comment
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28159.879
Ex. 59
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17867.783
Ex. 60
Blues
33593.3
Comment
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15098.819
Ex. 61
The following two exercises have "ellippes metron" which means that the first note begins on the upbeat instead of the downbeat.
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NoteSee explanations of these combinations at the bottom of this page.
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11337.171
Comment
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12643.299
Ex. 62
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5120.0024
Comment
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30040.668
Ex. 63
Blues
5328.983
Comment
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28316.611
Ex. 64
Blues
18337.98
Ex. 65
Blues
18703.69
Comment
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32600.63
Comment
Blues
10605.739
Comment
Blues
29831.691
Ex. 66
Blues
26853.775
Ex. 67
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4911.022
Comment
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23771.371
Ex. 68
Blues
13635.956
Comment
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15778.006
Ex. 69
Blues
16143.722
Ex. 70
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15882.496
Ex. 71
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35317.42
Comment
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47543.008
Ex. 72
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30406.377
Comment
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30563.11
Ex. 73
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32705.12
Comment
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57208.535
Ex. 74 - Parallagi
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56215.86
Ex. 74 - melody
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18808.178
Comment
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22465.268
Ex. 75
Blues
12016.357
Comment
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22047.314
Ex. 76076.mp3
Blues
19278.375
Comment
Blues
28682.32
Ex. 77
Blues
29727.203
Comment
Blues
15307.8
Comment
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30563.11
Ex. 78
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NoteThe digorgon subtracts 2/3 of a beat from the note it is placed above, as well as from the previous and following notes.
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62433.145
Comment
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41691.445
Ex. 79
Blues
37511.758
Comment
Blues
16979.633
Comment
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18546.957
Ex. 80
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6844.0913
Comment
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20271.014
Ex. 81
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6844.0913
Comment
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18076.76
Ex. 82
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NoteThe trigorgon subtracts 3/4 of a beat from the note it is above, the previous note, and the following two notes.
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11284.926
Comment
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20375.502
Ex. 83
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16457.191
Comment
Blues
8986.141
Comment
Blues
15203.31
Ex. 84
Blues
6321.64
Comment
Blues
19330.62
Ex. 85
Blues
25704.404
Ex. 86
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Blues
27637.438
Comment
Blues
22047.314
Comment
Blues
23510.15
Ex. 87
Blues
11075.945
Comment
Blues
38974.65
Ex. 88
Blues
9247.366
Comment
Blues
43885.78
Ex. 89
Blues
7836.7485
Comment
Blues
10449.004
Comment
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29988.424
Ex. 90
The argon acts as if it were a gorgon and a klasma.
The imiolion (or tri-imiargon) acts as if it were a gorgon and a dipli.
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13165.75
Comment
Blues
14419.633
Comment
Blues
17867.783
Comment
Blues
45348.67
Ex. 91
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15360.045
Comment
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57574.258
Ex. 92
Blues
8515.935
Comment
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50939.004
Ex. 93
The vareia emphasizes the note following it. Be aware that this emphasis is exaggerated in these recordings.
The psefiston emphasizes the note it is below. Be aware that this emphasis is exaggerated in these recordings.
The diargon acts as if it were a gorgon and a tripli.
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43102.09
Ex. 94
Blues
12852.279
Comment
Blues
33332.07
Ex. 95
Blues
12016.357
Comment
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25808.893
Ex. 96
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27689.682
Ex. 97
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50155.312
Ex. 98
When the petaste is placed beneath another symbol, the petaste becomes a qualitative symbol. In other words, it no longer means to ascend one step, but instead it adds a flutter to the note it modifies.
The omalon adds a quick flutter at the end of the note it is beneath.
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19330.62
Comment
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45662.15
Ex. 99
Blues
39288.125
Ex. 100
Blues
34481.484
Comment
Blues
8620.425
Comment
Blues
64105.02
Ex. 101
The antikenoma adds a quick flutter at the beginning of the note it is beneath.
But when the antikenoma has an apli beneath it, the flutter lasts much longer.
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Blues
21368.14
Comment
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33227.58
Ex. 102
Blues
70060.734
Comment
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37668.496
Ex. 103
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20375.502
Comment
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46654.824
Ex. 104
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21159.164
Comment
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33384.316
Ex. 105
Diesis (sharp) on Ga
Sharp on Pa
Yphesis (flat) on Zo
The syndesmos joins two syllables having the same syllable. When the second of the two syllables joined is an ison, the effect of the syndesmos is to briefly raise the pitch before executing the ison.
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21629.361
Comment
Blues
31085.55
Ex. 106
This note says that a student is now ready to do the examples from the Anastasimatarion in plagal fourth mode found on pages 38-40 of this book. Or one may simply continue with exercises 107-121 first.
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34481.484
Ex. 107
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47856.484
Ex. 108
This "korona" symbol gives one the freedom to hold a note as long as one desires. It is equivalent to the fermata in Western music.
Flat on Ke
Exercises that prepare students for diatonic modes with a tonic on Pa, i.e., first and plagal first mode.
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Blues
35474.16
Ex. 109
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12852.279
Comment
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24920.742
Ex. 110
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44617.227
Ex. 111
Blues
55066.445
Ex. 112
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37250.527
Ex. 113
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Exercises that prepare students for melodies with a tonic on Ke, i.e., herimologic (brief) plagal first mode.
Exercises that prepare students for melodies with a tonic on Vou, i.e., herimologic "legetos" fourth mode.
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35839.883
Ex. 114
Blues
30928.818
Ex. 115
Blues
15516.78
Comment
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15412.29
Ex. 114 (lower)
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39497.11
Ex. 116
Blues
55432.168
Ex. 117
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Blues
24868.498
Comment
Blues
37877.48
Ex.118
Blues
30928.818
Ex. 119
Blues
34376.992
Ex. 120
Blues
44251.504
Ex. 121
Exercises that prepare students for melodies with a tonic on Ga, i.e., the enharmonic third and grave modes.
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Blues
27062.752
Comment
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37511.758
parallagi
Blues
43938.027
melody
Blues
35892.13
parallagi
Blues
31033.307
melody
The following exercises are taken from the standard Anastasimatarion.
Plagal Fourth Mode
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36153.36
parallagi
Blues
50625.527
parallagi
Blues
37250.527
parallagi
Blues
49214.883
parallagi
Blues
80143.48
parallagi
Blues
27114.996
melos
Blues
41691.445
melody
Blues
29048.03
melody
Blues
37877.48
melody
Blues
59507.363
melody
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Blues
40698.77
parallagi
Blues
20897.943
parallagi
Blues
26906.02
parallagi
Blues
34272.5
parallagi
Blues
47334.023
parallagi
First Mode
Blues
35003.945
melody
Blues
17606.562
melody
Blues
24137.08
melody
Blues
29204.762
melody
Blues
44408.242
melody
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Blues
29361.494
parallagi
Blues
32600.63
parallagi
Blues
34690.47
parallagi
Blues
43781.29
parallagi
Fourth Mode (Legetos)
Blues
23301.174
melody
Blues
28368.855
melody
Blues
29361.494
melody
Blues
38765.664
melody
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Blues
33541.055
parallagi
Blues
29413.738
parallagi
Blues
50259.805
parallagi
Blues
45505.41
parallagi
Blues
37511.758
parallagi
Blues
26383.578
melody
Blues
25390.94
melody
Blues
41273.477
melody
Blues
40489.785
melody
Blues
29570.47
melody
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Blues
70530.914
parallagi
Blues
45505.41
parallagi
Blues
22413.023
parallagi
Blues
29674.959
parallagi
Plagal First Mode
Blues
65985.84
melody
Blues
31033.307
melody
Blues
19226.13
melody
Blues
25547.672
melody
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Blues
177686.61
parallagi
Blues
30719.842
parallagi
Blues
44355.996
parallagi
Blues
37407.266
parallagi
Third Mode
Blues
41482.46
melody
Blues
26331.334
melody
Blues
24972.986
melody
Blues
30719.842
melody
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Blues
31503.504
parallagi
Blues
44930.703
parallagi
Blues
31085.55
parallagi
Blues
51095.742
parallagi
Blues
26383.578
melody
Blues
39915.08
melody
Blues
26017.87
melody
Blues
43206.582
melody
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Blues
42997.598
parallagi
Blues
38190.957
parallagi
Blues
33906.777
parallagi
Blues
27532.95
parallagi
Grave Mode
Blues
38974.65
melody
Blues
23144.441
melody
Blues
28734.564
melody
Blues
24607.277
melody
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Blues
177164.11
Concluding Comments
Blues
38922.402
parallagi
Blues
30354.133
parallagi
Blues
31816.969
parallagi
Congratulations! You have learned all the basics of Byzantine music notation. You are now ready to move on to the Anastasimatarion. This book may be ordered from: Holy Cross BookstoreTel: (800) 245-0599 Fax: (617) [email protected] from: Fortomas Ecclesiastikos OikosTel: +30 210-5240-437 http://www.fortomas.gr
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Blues
33332.07
melody
Blues
25808.893
melody
Blues
26853.775
melody