Communion Chants Of The Thirteenth-century Byzantine Asmatikon (music Archive Publications)

This is a complete edition with critical commentary of the Byzantine Communions in thirteenth-century manuscripts of the Asmatikon, all known sources being used. The chants concerned are the earliest known examples of Communion Chants of the Orthodox Church, and are found in a book which may go back to the rite of St Sophia at Constantinople during the tenth century-the earliest copies of which date from the thirteenth-century and come from South Italy and North Greece. Further more, there are also a few manuscripts from Kiev with text in Church Slavonic and an untranscribable musical notation. This is the first systematic transcription of the Asmatikon ever to be published. Nos. 1-18a. Communions For The Fixed And Movable Feasts Of The Year -- Nos. 19-40. Communions For Groups Of Occasions During The Year -- Nos. 41-64a. Communions Of The Octoechus. Edited By Simon Harris. Unacc. Melodies. The Chants ... Are The Earliest Known Examples Of Communion Chants Of The Orthodox Church ... Which May Go Back To The Rite Of St. Sophia At Constantinople During The Tenth Century--cover P. 4. Transcribed Into Modern Staff Notation; The Original Notation Is Reproduced Above The Transcription. Includes Bibliographical References: P. 163-166. Greek Words; Introd. And Critical Commentary In English. First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.