Melodies for Stichera
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The prostopinije tradition provides two kinds of melodies for stichera:
- ordinary or samohlasen melodies, one in each of the eight tones; and
- special or podoben melodies, to be used when appointed in the liturgical books.
Each melody has two parts: a short pripiv melody or verse melody, used for the psalm verse than the cantor intones; and a longer sticheron melody for the hymn. The sticheron melody is usually constructed of several repeating phrases, to that a sticheron of any length can be sung.
Samohlasen melodies
These are the usual prostopinije melodies for stichera; they are used whenever just the tone is specified. The following able shows just the beginning of the sticheron melody; follow the link for more information about each samohlasen melody.
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Podoben melodies for stichera
These are the usual prostopinije melodies for stichera; they are used whenever just the tone is specified. The following able shows just the beginning of the sticheron melody; follow the link for more information about each samohlasen melody.
| Tone 1 samohlasen | example |
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Recommended Reading
- Light
for Life: Part Two, The Mystery Celebrated.
(Pittsburgh: God With Us Publications, 1996).
An excellent introduction to Byzantine liturgy. This is the second volume of a widely-used Byzantine Catholic catechism.