Byzantine Books

Byzantine Music Books in Greek and English
Ba Ba M a a a Aa
Contents:
I. Music Books in Greek .............................................................................. 1
II. Books about Byzantine Music (in Greek) .......................................... 35
III. Books about Byzantine Music (in English) ...................................... 60
IV. Contact Information for Bookstores.................................................. 67
:
1. ........................................................... 1
2. ( )....................... 35
3. ( ) ........................ 60
4. ................................................... 67
Last updated:
May 4, 2010
I. Music Books in Greek (all are in Byzantine Notation)

1. ( )
Title
Author
Year
Pages
.
183

2004
409
..

2001
404
2001
381
2002
344
2003
644
2004
343
2004
373
Price
(Euros)
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
IBM
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
23,40
e-shop.gr
Comments
hymns with the Western notation written

above the neumes
has primarily new

compositions
has primarily new
compositions
has primarily new
compositions
has a great variety of
new compositions
has slow communion
hymns
23
30
30
26

(
)
485
40
1934
405
31,35
28,08
greekbooks
1975
224
10,27
2000
1906
827
30
30,52
2002
1906
427
19
comes with 2 CD's
loved on Mt. Athos

but elaborate and
difficult
(same as previous, but
in two volumes)
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/cm9d4l
: ,
1906
400
19

http://tinyurl.com/c9bmxr

1:
..

1987
397
35
2:
1991
382
35
3:
4:
1993
1992
428
432
35
35
5:
1994
238
6:
1998
424
35
35
35
7:
1995
386
35
8:
1996
260
9:
1997
308
10:
35
35
35
35
35
()
30
1959
30
1931
80
320
has primarily new

compositions in all
eight modes
has many old
melodies published
for the first time
has many classics
has many classics and
some new melodies
alternate melodies by
Ioasaph of Dionysiou
has many classics and
some new melodies
useful only for
particular feast days
useful only for
useful only for
useful only for
http://tinyurl.com/yh2dx66
1997
1971
1988
1994
2004
1890
110
12,43
103
has various melodies

for the Alleluia
10,45
63

http://tinyurl.com/yh7lfqm

( - )
2004
125
1986
225
2008
160
20
2002
484
13
18
$35
Holy Cross
the standard edition

by Zoe
recordings on CD or
20
music for the consecration of a church
on 42 audio CDs, or on 5 P3 CDs,

or on 1 P3 DVD
DVD of the melody

and parallagi for the
previous book

1820
276
21,84
20,54
the first published

book of Byz. music
http://tinyurl.com/ywgwlc
( )
( )

(
)
1847
348

http://tinyurl.com/2rcegz
1905
1952
612
20
610
20
200
also has the Akathist,

2 Paraclesis, and
3 slow ninth odes
http://tinyurl.com/bo5
p8j
an older version

http://tinyurl.com/ybtm6x8
285
1983
40
35
16
an edited reprint of
Pringos' original.
Comes with 2 CD's
1997
1853
1832
27,60
has melodies by
Manuel Protopsaltis
and Pentaphonos
Varys by George Kres
382
free
Available for free at:

http://tinyurl.com/c88thn
30
available at:
http://psaltologion.com/
showthread.php?t=9466
1855
1868
130
free

http://tinyurl.com/2ezpwnu
347
31,20
contains very slow

melodies for the
Anastasimatarion
http://tinyurl.com/c2sgng
( )
1869
449
31,20
Contains the unembellished melodies by

Petros Peloponnesios.
http://tinyurl.com/c2sgng
Anastasimatarion:Resurrectional Hymnal
Father Seraphim Dedes
2004
133
$20
Holy Cross
has music in Greek
Great Vespers of Saturday Evening Byzantine Music in Greek and English

(Another book of Vespers music in English in Byzantine notation is available for free at:
http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Vespers.htm)

1905
215
(
)
1906
248
and English on facing

pages.
14
various new
compositions

http://tinyurl.com/yk66lh6

.
. .
2001
1846
728
()
1820
520
24
1861
303
22
8,11
a rare dichromatic
publication
http://www.analogion
.com/kokkinogorgous
a-anthologia-1846.pdf
has classics written
very analytically
1988
260
2010
329
1973

:
,
:
,
1996
456
1998
426
: ,
440
1992
14,67
17,62
14,04
.
greekbooks
35
588
41,09
22
25
19,22
23
23
21,53
24,04
.
.
16,38
has a wide variety of

new compositions that
retain the traditional
style of the classics
handwritten
1991
2009
1856
1844
(2 )
10
1836
28
16,14
17,94
467
an anthology of his
compositions for
Vespers and Orthros
444
elaborate melodies by
the last master of the
old Byz. notation
350
25
has condensed
classical lines that can
be chanted quickly
376 +
430
17,50 +
17,50
Rich and beautiful in

its extended melodies.
http://www.mediafire.
com/?ynnnzkzm0og
and Volume II at:
http://www.mediafire.
com/?jzzynggjytz
: +
1899
1899
1821
430
30

. .
1882
752
22,50
25

. .
1882
22,50
25
32,28
25
30,00
30,00
45
1899
314+
282
314
.
http://tinyurl.com/ydwuzya
or: http://tinyurl.com/y8bryoy
282

http://tinyurl.com/yhs3kau
414
320
1995
1995
11
30
a great classic similar

to
but simpler
http://www.analogion.c
om/psaltologion/Doksas
tarioKiltzanidoyA.rar

om/psaltologion/Doksas
tarioKiltzanidoyB.rar
: -
B: -
-
:
1859
1901
164
18,48
reprint
1901
melodies are written

in the lengthy "old
sticheraric" style
http://tinyurl.com/cw5cco
259
reprint
http://tinyurl.com/d7f8mx
80

http://tinyurl.com/d4w6zo
1821
1857
, +
1906

:
:
1906
1906
1997
2004
1859
12
396
358
596
180
20,80
full of classical lines
22
30
has difficult melodies
30
22 + 22
http://tinyurl.com/2vdms88
19
21
.
.
(same as previous, but

in two volumes)
27,60
. .
texts, music, and

rubrics for the service
of consecration
music for Vespers,
Orthros, Liturgy, Lent,

and Pascha
1997
2005
1903
496
13,75
19,50
the fifth edition of

Ioannis' elaborated
version of the original
1825 edition
http://tinyurl.com/cmkswf

( )
1903
496
20
same as previous
500
15
2002
503
40
a complete version of
the heirmologion in
three volumes
1835
287
17,68
Has exquisite
melismatic lines and
traditional kratimas.
http://tinyurl.com/dj9hlz
13
1825
298
26,13
17,61
A classic with unique

purity and simplicity
(Katavasias by Petros
Peloponnesios and
Heirmoi by Byzantios)
http://tinyurl.com/33adk8
2001
376
30
2005
640
30
3 -
2006
375
30
2008
328
30
1995
80
14,70
the music for Angelopoulos' recordings
1998
79
22
music for the hymns

chanted by the priest
1955
63
1955
25
2007
115
35
. .
14
1896
430
1906
72
1990
357
1972
399
22
25

http://tinyurl.com/yek4f9e
55
55
2001
285
+ :
2001
594
1989
543
19,08
1991
394
17,61
14,67
:
has classical pieces

but also has pieces
that are not practical.
http://tinyurl.com/clne
fd
1989
405
16,14
15
complete with music

even for the verses
complete with music
even for the verses
complete with music
even for the verses
the eortologion has
music for only some
feast days
his interpretation of
classic melodies
according to the
Patriarchal style

, :
. .
1961
156
2008
260
1981
35,22
65
45
42
32,28
. .
35
14,67
17
368
1939
860
2010
230
16
.
.
1988
1990
35,22
35,22
2004
335
30
2005
240
25

( )
2003
160
25
14

-
-
615
. .
. .
1894
1894
512

http://tinyurl.com/33zq2j9
. .
1894
1980
1935
2003
17
17,99
280
12
413
18,81
has melodies not

included in his

1909
220
17,77
1990
288
.. .
1998
358
18,48
29,35
.
(
-
2000
40
1912
1986
1884
24
18,97
30
.
.
444
very simple
many contemporary
chanters use this book
http://tinyurl.com/dy9lvm
1930
456
21
reprint
75
50
. .
45
18
similar to previous
but some parts are
missing
2004
45
534
32
32
32
1992
301
12,21
8,32
a collection of pieces
for various services
1992
224
.. .
alternate melodies for

the Anastasimatarion
1997
13,75
1996
20,54
22
( )
1883
464
19,50
15,85
1883
316
1883
256
18
14,67
17,50
14,09
his own elaborate

compositions
The most popular

series for idiomela
and doxastica
for major feast days of
the entire year
http://tinyurl.com/2vovp8
19
for Lent and the

Pentecostarion
for minor feast days of
the entire year
http://tinyurl.com/y9autzw

-

-

,

..
An improved reprint
of the previous entry
2007
349
26,12
2007
420
26,12
26,12
30
2009
1897
110

http://tinyurl.com/yjmf3ct

A - -
2004
480
B - - .
2004
350
- . - .
2004
500
1850
413
30,15
27
30,15
22,50
30,15
27
e-shop.gr
e-shop.gr
e-shop.gr
25
music for all the

weekday troparia in
the Paraklitiki in all
eight modes
a classic anthology of
music for Vespers
http://tinyurl.com/2k4wvw
1851
856
30
music for Orthros
http://tinyurl.com/coeoov
20
1851
544
23,50
contains very slow

melodies useful only
for special occasions
1851
906
35
music for the liturgy
1909
278
1909
408
1909
544
1975
2007
1951
1904
21
17,00
20
18,50
21,50
20,50
23,50
a classic anthology
288
21
17,61
has his own

compositions
185
25
32
10
28
495
a classic anthology
a classic anthology
has music for the

memorial service,
baptisms, & weddings
contains slow
2002
1999
1959
186
584
1884
1869
30
15,91
. .
prosomoia for vigils
has simplistic papadic

melodies
50
13
13
for the twelve days

after Christmas
40
for the twelve days

after Christmas
660
for August 1-15

http://tinyurl.com/343s7c
1978
379
2003
2004
483
485

:
:
1979
22
71
28
45
45

: -
: - -
: -
:

145
40
40
40
27,88
27,88
27,88
27,88
18
2003
1993
19,31
30
30
1994
1994
1994
-
-
-
1994
1994
1994
1994
18,10
18,10
20
18,10
14,67
18,10
18,10
18,10
18,10
23

--

-

24
2006
321
23,00
2006
314
23,00
2006
386
27,00
2006
388
27,00
2006
447
2007
308
2007
284
2007
305
2006
336
1931
573

10
23,00
a thorough compilation of music used
62122
. +30 23210-22461

/
/
2003
2003
25
35
1931
441
11,50
12
1931
891
11,50
12
1935
495
11,50
9,00
1973
from Pascha until the

Sunday of All Saints
the classic compilation

used on Mt. Athos
the first half of liturgy
the 2nd half of liturgy
classics for vespers
the ubiquitous series

by Zoe
1: -
1994
109
2:
1994
260
3:
1997
404
25
15
15
$22
15
15
$22
15
17
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
the new versions of

this book have altered
4:
1995
363
5: -
( - )
1997
444
6: -
( - )
1995
363
7:
1983
332
8:
1996
128
$30
15
17
$30
15
17
$30
15
17
$28
12,06
15
15
$26
11,06
15
$22
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
14,67
. /
2005
580
34,83
1969
347
29,35
the traditional lines.
worse than
worse than
worse than
worse than
elaborate and difficult

http://tinyurl.com/dk2zqf
1969
..
( .)
1999
26
523
17,61
30 soft
40 hard
.. . .
music for every day of

the Triodion

: -
:
:
:
1955
480
1955
350
:
:
1982
307
1931
1921
19,08
19,08
19,08
19,08
his own compositions

19,08
modern compositions
popular amongst
contemporary
chanters
modern compositions
popular amongst
contemporary
chanters
19,08
7,34
18
has music omitted in

volumes A and B
Has Anoixantaria and
a Kalophonic Heirmos
http://tinyurl.com/ya4k8r7
1993
188
10
11,74
1933
788
40
27
for funerals
1967
252

http://tinyurl.com/2whel9h
2006
1998
1895
632
25
25
32,05

http://tinyurl.com/ygheu6y
or:
http://psaltologion.com/sho
wthread.php?t=9803
1993
1906
:
-
2002
2000
1899
28
27
882
30
31,25
315
25
23,50
25
452
has classic
compositions for
various services
showpost.php?p=51500
&postcount=14
1899
151

showpost.php?p=51630
&postcount=26
2006

-
,
2001
1995
1974
426
music for weekday

troparia in the
Parakletiki
18
18
.. .
24
16,14
60
45
610
55
55
it comes with a CD
294
24,56
23,50
has the music he

composed for his
recordings
484
an Athonite publication with various

classics for Orthros
370
29
1999
85
..
( )
1997
424
1989
..

. .
music and text for the

forgotten "Asmatike
Akolouthia" of Hagia
Sophia
44,02
melodies are elaborate

and difficult
336
.. .
for weekdays in Lent
1999
562
58
2002
578
58
analytic transcriptions
from recordings of
Patriarchal chanters
analytic transcriptions
from recordings of
Patriarchal chanters
1973
1974
1952
212
25
20,54
1969
188
25
a collection of music
by Pringos and others
a collection of music
by Pringos and others
In the brief style of the
oral tradition of the
Ecumen. Patriarchate.
http://tinyurl.com/32nbku
30
Considered by some
to be the best Holy
Week book for its
brief Patriarchal style.

http://tinyurl.com/ybtm6x8
with corrections at:

http://tinyurl.com/y9uhu4z
1969
348

http://tinyurl.com/22ayll
1997
1997
1886
256
11,03
11,03
20
16,48
25
.
.
Used at the Patriarchate and by many

contemporary
chanters.
http://tinyurl.com/r2pw9t
38,15
1984
351

http://tinyurl.com/3xku82h
1990
1990
31
224
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
246
1897
320
254
219
246
17

http://tinyurl.com/d32hbj
1976
468
17,61
2009
970
40
40
2009
800
30
2007
30
2007
30
32

for the Liturgy
the psalms set to
music
music for the first half

of Holy Week
music for the second
half of Holy Week
(excluding Pascha)
1831
1842
300
20
16,26
.
.
250
available free at:

http://tinyurl.com/cup7h7
a rare dichromatic
publication
http://tinyurl.com/dbjr3o
1820
439
21,84

http://tinyurl.com/cav8u6
1824
1824
1834
1834
1869
364
25
30
25
1869
588
25
: B
: B

, ,
, ,
()
B, ,
304
33
396

http://tinyurl.com/dxwnvu
454

http://tinyurl.com/dxwnvu
14,70
a thorough
compilation of classics
contains music not in
previous book
a thorough
B, ,
()
, ,
: +
30
25
1869
647
25
1845
1846
612
30
33,44
compilation of classics
contains new music
not in previous book
classics for the liturgy
classic compositions
for Vespers, Orthros,
and Liturgy
http://tinyurl.com/dkugtl
the 2nd volume is at:

http://tinyurl.com/y87gr6t
1994
92
2000
125

:
:
:
.. .
for the artoklasia
. .
music and text for the

forgetten "Asmatike
Akolouthia" of Hagia
Sophia
1986
1993
1999
34
41,09
33
1931
31,20
31,35
greekbooks
1994
35,22
1978
220
1978
861
1978
1052
35
32
35
32
35
35
26,41
1900
168
13
14,63
15
40
1995
656
30,16
35
2008
15
71
continued on next page

35
three sets of his

cherubic hymns and
communion hymns
psalms set to music
a collection of
paraliturgical hymns
II. Books about Byzantine Music (in Greek)

2. ( )
Title
Author
Year
Pages
Price
(Euros)
2000
291
15,98
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
.
2003
1979
288
14,98
1960
1971

(1566-1669)
2004
812
1977
120
36
Comments
1994
2002
1993
1990
1989
1992
1978
368
30
144
58
about ecclesiastical
music in general
1,37
5,62
6,27
5,64
a mathematical
analysis of Byzantine
music intervals

.
(1820-1899)
1998
300
. -
1976
72
37
27,71
19,22
31,20
.
greekbooks
1956
19,31

(. , , )

1992
19,66

1997
16,65
1989
8,87
7,82
20
18,72
20,90
20
18
16,85
.
.
.
.
335
1820
216
1902
196
38
has only photographs

of the original handwritten manuscript
1965
1970
1897
1996
2000
128
1977
328
1940
39
285
18,31
14,04
22,61
8,87
10,68
9,23
contains many rules of

orthography
discusses the "New

Method" of the Three
Teachers
out of print
1993
1991
1893
1994
1956
.
(
)
1821
1832
376
15
27,71
20,80
19,08
16,85
greekbooks
The first two theory

books about the "New
Method" combined
into one edition.
1832 edition is free at:
http://tinyurl.com/ctsdgv
2003
40
12,66
critical edition by

: 1820-1910

1997
44
1985
157
1999
93
1990
163
2009
695
.
,
" "
1993
Emmanuel
Giannopoulos
1840
41
120
10
a theory book about

his notation that is no
longer in use
14,67
comes with tape
9,41
8,36
a list of books and

LP's located in display
cases in their museum
comes with 2 tapes
5,62
5,22
comments on many
chanters and various
aspects of Byz. music
1998
1996
222
17,61
22
1978
154
14,98
1900
28

http://tinyurl.com/d5
wa6v
Die Erotapokriseis des Pseudo-Johannes

Damaskenos zum Kirchengesang
(. Christian Hannick,
Gerda Wolfram, )
1997
199
Monumenta Musicae
Byzantinae, Corpus
Scriptorum de Re
Musicae, V
1843
85
2005
52
42
6,27
discusses the
attractions of notes in
Byzantine scales
discusses the modes

and intervals of
Turkish music
2003
1851
1958
128
9,50
a good theory book
1855
264
15

( )
1859
1969
1998
1988
170
2003
2001
232
9,61
.
http://tinyurl.com/c2wppy
http://tinyurl.com/cqqpau
43
850
30
15
14,04
6,08
14
5,96
256
22
a good theory book

from the Karas School
248
18
discusses various
comes with a tape

-

:

2006
1947
18,81
contemporary issues
368
10
a classic theory book

with some history and
analyses of scores
1998
285
20
comes with 2 tapes
2002
310
,
.
1970
168
2003
430
1889
16
621
25
22,61

om/forum/showpost.ph
p?p=177&postcount=1
1995
44
61
2,22
a musico-ethical study
Paul Landormy
1979
translation into Greek

by .
1985
translation into Greek

by .
1904
1967
343
17
15,30
.
also in
.html at:
http://tinyurl.
com/bpo6lt
1992
1819
1881
1980
45
the history of
Byzantine and postByz. music (nearly
identical to his first
book )
available free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dceqxw
2005
525
1875
148
Explains the history

and forms of the
"Terirem"
A revised edition of
the following entry.
http://tinyurl.com/odevfr
1842
97
12
8,50
The theory book by

Phokaeus.
http://tinyurl.com/2b5pkj
2001
1993
1996
201
1995
267
1868
1876
1858
46
190
10,85
17,61
10,30
9,66
24
http://tinyurl.com/deg8mo
1868
1972
. .
1881
2002

( )
1993
2003
1904
:
:
2002
2004
1936
28
3,12
discusses music in
general
246
20

http://tinyurl.com/chd2un
47
142
119
220
10
20
comes with 2 CD's
20
comes with a CD
14
18
.
.
a good theory book
1982
360
1982
299
-
-
, :

, :

, :

, :

1996
1996
1984
130
145
308
31,82
35,39
31,82
35,39
15,85
15,85
31,70
.
.
.
1984
361
31,70
1985
353
31,70
1985
399
31,70
1991
53
295
20
200
16
2007
1996
48
1958
1968

CD
The previous book is available online for free as a 41 Mb PDF

file with the recordings embedded beside each exercise, at:
http://www.stdemetrioscalgary.org/Margaziotis.pdf
1947

( , )
1999
2008
18,81
1997
18,81

(1453-1832)
1975
21,28
49
44
7,50
5 euros
each
an excellent tool for

learning Byzantine
notation
three audio CD's for
the exercises in the
previous book
a series of CDs with

booklets
a thorough presentation of all the different
forms of Byzantine
music hymns
A series of Byz. music audio CD's accompanied by booklets

explaining the music and texts in Greek and English
2001
63
20
20,71
2002
80
20
for Lent
20,71
132
34,90
book has 2 CD's

2002
29
for Lazarus Saturday

19,16
19,66
12 days of Christmas
1871
37

http://tinyurl.com/cp4jt8
1917
,

,

. .
()
1929
1983
, 17 18:

1998
50
88
5,90
a scientific analysis of
the Byz. music scales
his comments on
chanters of the 19th
and 20th centuries

( - - )
2005
2004
1963
2002
160
1902
123

:

:

-
-
-
88
14,98

1902
80

1894
574

http://tinyurl.com/37vem6t
1881
31

http://tinyurl.com/dk4yha
51

()
1985
1941
, , ...
19,40
200
20
His theory of harmonizing Byz. music
1997
120
19,18
17,94
a book in Greek and

English that comes
with an audio CD
1999
109
1999
85
2003
879
1978

(

)
1-2
3-4
52
8,06
2000
187
21,46
2001
206
31,35
A collection of articles
and musicological
papers written in the
5-6
2001
1917
255
31,35
30,52
29,35
28,08
early 20th century by

Violakis, Psachos,
Papadopoulos, etc.
research on the old
notation of Byzantine
music
http://tinyurl.com/ysgoh3
1875
1870

(. Christian Hannick,
Gerda Wolfram, )
1985
1908
1984
2003
32

http://tinyurl.com/cbhaye
157
Monumenta Musicae
Byzantinae, Corpus
Scriptorum de Re
Musicae, I
204
37,62
lessons for teaching

Byz. music in a school
53
2006
2006
15
2006
15
2004
447
30

(17 - 20 )
.
.
1998
:
1: . , ,
320
416
360
20
18,81
20
18,09
20
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.
.
.
.
31
3,05
2,77
190
30
2
3
2: . , ,

1978
54
for sale at:

http://www.nmsis.co
m/frc/KB/kb.htm
the background about

the first published
books of Byz. music
a simplistic learning
tool that comes with
two tapes
1999
102
5,49
1909
73
10
3 tapes available
separately
discusses rhythm
http://tinyurl.com/34x4ff7
1984
1888
1890
592
6,24
36,40
32,92
an overview of the
history of Byzantine
and post-Byz. music
http://tinyurl.com/cq2rff
1938
1997

,
, 4-11 1981
1982
55
245
25
. .
an excellent aid to
interpreting music
written in modern
Byzantine notation
1979
2003
2002
1819
2005
128

( )

"
"
2001
928
1956
1997
128
128
56
15
11,80
14,56
13,17
comes with a CD
SMS
50
18,81
10,66
a book about the

musicological works
of Gregorios Stathis
contains the forgotten
Trithekti service

1981
1990
1980
2003
1981

" "
1992
1975
1993
1980
57
728
928
996
60,29
1,85
also available in
English as: "Meetings
with Kontoglou"
134,86
67,50
70,54
catalogue of MSS of
Byzantine music
catalogue of MSS of
Byzantine music
52,96
the book comes with a
(1453-1820)
CD
2005
1967
2002
119
14
a critical edition of the

first theory book of
the "New Method"

1814
. ( , ,
,
, ,
)
2004
96
12
Hourmouzios' bio, his

contribution to music,
and his orthography
. .
2001
354
2004
356
344
1996
58
25
discusses historical
aspects of the psaltic
art, has facsimilies of
many manuscripts

1987

59
96
2,81
III. Books about Byzantine Music (in English)

3. ( )
Pages
Price
in US $
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
Title
Author
Year
An Analysis of Stichera in the Deuteros

Modes
G. Amargianakis
1977
Anonymous Questions and Answers on

the Interval Signs
Bjarne Schartau
1998
The Byzantine Amomos Chant of the

Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Diane H. Touliatos-Banker
1984
285
Byzantine Chant
Constantine Cavarnos
1998
102
IBMGS
The Byzantine Chant of the Greek

Orthodox Church
Christos Vrionides
1959
132
Holy Cross
Byzantine Chant: Tradition and Reform

Acts of a Meeting Held at the Danish
Christian Troelsgard
1997
204
Comments
*(see footnote at the

bottom of this page)
17,68
16.95
amazon
a simple overview of
contemporary
Byzantine music
a collection of articles
on Byzantine music
The books with an asterisk (*) in the "comments" column do not deal with Byzantine music in its contemporary form but in the form it had before the fall
of the Byzantine Empire.
60
Institute at Athens, 1993

Byzantine Elements in Early Slavonic
Chant: The Hirmologium (two volumes)
Milo Velimirovi
1960
Byzantine Hymnography and Byzantine

Chant
Dimitri Conomos
1984
Byzantine and Medieval Music
Romain Goldron
Byzantine Music and Hymnography
51.18
abebooks
50
Holy Cross
amazon
1968
127
10
amazon
Henry J. W. Tillyard
1923
72
Byzantine Music in the Light of Recent

Research and Publication (Main papers 30th International Congress of Byzantine
Studies)
William Oliver Strunk
1966
10
Byzantine Music in Theory and Practice
Savas I. Savas
1965
107
The Byzantine Office at Hagia Sophia
1956
Holy Cross
* a brief history of
Byzantine music
*
out of print
*
yzantine Trisagia and Cheroubika of the Dimitri Conomos

Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
1974
381
24,04
Byzantine Sacred Music
1956
31
amazon
IBMGS
The Chromatic Modes
G. Amargianakis
1982
Communion Chants of the Thirteenth-
Simon Harris (ed.)
1998
180
95
amazon
61
Century Bzyantine Asmatikon
40
Eastern Elements in Western Chant:

Studies in the Early History of
Ecclesiastical Music
Egon Wellesz
1947
212
Essays on Music in the Byzantine World
1977
350
A Guide to Byzantine Hymnography: a

classified bibliography of texts and
studies
Joseph Szvrffy
1978
A Guide to the Music of the Eastern

Orthodox Church
N. Lungu, G. Costea, and I. 1984

Croitoru
abebooks
*
26.30
amazon
*
*
170
Holy Cross
(out of print)
Translation of the
Romanian Gramatica
Muzicii Psaltice
http://tinyurl.com/dj72jt
A Guide to the Transcription of PostByzantine Chant
Frank Desby, Alex Lingas,

Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, and
Dimitri Conomos
2000
The Hagiopolites, a Byzantine Treatise on

Musical Theory
J. Raasted
1983
Handbook of the Middle Byzantine

Notation
H. J. W. Tillyard
1935
The Harmonics of Manuel Bryennius
G. H. Jonker
1970
62
52
25
National
Forum
explains Byzantine
notation using staff
notation
History of Byzantine Music and

Hymnography, 2nd Edition
Egon Wellesz
1961
23
amazon
* a classic history of
Byzantine music
http://tinyurl.com/d8ujed
Hymns of the Eastern Church
John Mason Neale
1882
Hymns of the Greek Church
John Brownlie
1900
The Influence of the Byzantine Chant on

the Music of the Slavic Countries
(Main Papers / 30th Internation Congress
of Byzantine Studies)
Milo Velimirovi
1966
John Koukouzeles' Reform of Byzantine

Chanting
Edward V. Williams
1968
La Musique Byzantine
Dimitri Giannelos
The Late Byzantine and Slavonic

Communion Cycle: Liturgy and Music
Dimitri Conomos
1985
207
25
35
amazon
abebooks
Manuscripts of Byzantine Music in

Denmark
Bjarne Schrtau
1984
89
20
abebooks
Manuscripts of Byzantine Music in

Oxford
N.G. Wilson, D.I. Stefanovic
1963
56
abebooks
Meetings with Kontoglou
1992
214
22
Yale
University
* his unpublished
Ph.D. dissertation
in French
63
IBMGS
http://www.
newbyz.org/
Mega.pdf
(45 Mb)
Mega Theoretikon
Chrysanthos of Madytos
(translation by Katy
Romanou in 1973)
1821
323
The Modal Structure of the 11 Eothina

Anastassima Ascribed to the Emperor Leo
(912): A musicological study
Solomon J. Hadjisolomos
1986
288
The Modes in Byzantine Music
H. J. W. Tillyard
1918
156
The Music of the Byzantine Liturgy
Richard Runciman Terry
Musical Notation and Oral Transmission

of Byzantine Chant
Christian Troelsgrd
1999
The Notation of the Chartres Fragment
1955
37
The Ordinary Chants of the Byzantine

Mass, Vol. I-II
Neil K. Moran
1975
199
215
Palaeobyzantine Notations:
A Reconsideration of the Source Material
edited by Jrgen Raasted

and Christian Troelsgrd
1995
172
Palaeobyzantine Notations II: Acta of the

Congress Held at Hernen Castle in Oct.
1999
edited by Christian
Troelsgrd and Gerda
Wolfram
1999
180
Palaeobyzantine Notations III
Gerda Wolfram, ed.
2004
310
64
free
An English translation
of the first theory
book of postByzantine notation
*
*
Reading Psalmodia
David Melling
2000
48
free
Rhythm In Byzantine Chant : Acta of the

congress held at Hernen Castle in Nov.
1986
Bredius Foundation
(edited by Jrgen Raasted
and Christian Hannick)
1991
201
16.95
Sources of 18th Century Music:

Panayiotes Chalatzoglou and Kyrillos
Marmarinos' Treatises on Secular Music
Eugenia Popescu - Judetz

Adriana Ababi Sirli
2000
156
Studies in Eastern Chant - Vol. II
Egon Wellesz and

Milo Velimirovi
1971
Studies in Eastern Chant - Vol. III
Egon Wellesz and

Milo Velimirovi
1973
187
Studies in Eastern Chant - Vol. IV
Milo Velimirovi (editor)
1987
248
10.95
6.95
St. Vlad.
amazon
Studies in Eastern Chant - Vol. V
Dimitri Conomos (editor)
1997
186
15.95
13.95
St. Vlad.
amazon
The Tonal System of the Kontakarium:

Studies in Byzantine Psalticon Style
Christian Thodberg
1960
50
Tradition and Innovation in Late- and

Post-byzantine Liturgical Chant
(Eastern Christian Studies 8)
Gerda Wolfram
2008
381
65

http://www.stanthonysmonastery.
org/music/ReadingPsalmodia.pdf
abebooks
* has 11 articles in
English and German
* Turkish makams
described in terms of
Byzantine music
*
The Treatise of Manuel Chrysaphes, the

Lampadarios: On the theory of the art of
chanting and on certain erroneous veiws
that some hold about it
Dimitri Conomos
1985
A Treatise on Byzantine Music
S. G. Hatherly
1892
* a theoretical treatise
written in 1458
50
amazon

http://tinyurl.com/yee99ec
Notes:
Although many of these books in English are out of print, most of them can be obtained from a local library through the interlibrary loan system.
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Canada
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mazon.com
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IBMGS
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Belmont, MA 02178-2200 USA
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Fax: (617) 876-3600.
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St. Vladimir's Seminary Press

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bookstore@svots.edu
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Notes:
Even though many of the books in this list are shown as being available from only one or two bookstores, they are in fact available
also from several other bookstores listed above that do not officially advertise carrying those books.
Fr. Constantine Terzopoulos has compiled a descriptive list in Greek of the Byzantine music books that are considered classics at:
http://www.psalticnotes.com/essentialcanon.pdf Scans of several of these classics may be downloaded for free from:
http://graeca.mrezha.net/upload/MontrealPsaltiki/000_Psaltic_Books/
Tip: To quickly find all books that are available online for free, do a search in this document for the word "free". Several more free
books may be downloaded in JPEG format from the following website:
http://graeca.canto.ru/upload/MontrealPsaltiki/000_Psaltic_Books_PNG/
he prices posted here will fluctuate more rapidly than they will be updated in this list.
Countless articles on Byzantine music in Greek and English have appeared in various periodicals. Although they have not been
included in this list, many of them can be located by referring to the bibliographies of the books in this list.
For more information online about Byzantine music, consult the following exhaustive lists of links:
http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Links.htm
http://members.lycos.co.uk/ivanmoody/orthodoxliturgylinks.htm
http://www.analogion.com/Websites.html
This list of Byzantine music books is available online at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/ByzBooks.pdf (400 Kb)
It is also available online in Microsoft Word format at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/ByzBooks.doc (2000 Kb)
If you notice any additions or corrections that could be made, please contact us at: byzmusic@yahoo.com
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I. Music Books in Greek (all are in Byzantine Notation)

hymns with the Western notation written

has primarily new

comes with 2 CD's

loved on Mt. Athos

available for free at:

has primarily new

available for free at:

available for free at:

has various melodies

available for free at:

the standard edition

music for the consecration of a church

on 42 audio CDs, or on 5 P3 CDs,

DVD of the melody

the first published

available for free at:

also has the Akathist,

available for free at:

Available for free at:

available for free at:

contains very slow

Contains the unembellished melodies by

Father Seraphim Dedes

has music in Greek

Great Vespers of Saturday Evening Byzantine Music in Greek and English

and English on facing

available for free at:

has a wide variety of

Rich and beautiful in

available for free at:

a great classic similar

Available for free at:

melodies are written

Available for free at:

Available for free at:

full of classical lines

has difficult melodies

(same as previous, but

available for free at:

texts, music, and

Orthros, Liturgy, Lent,

the fifth edition of

A classic with unique

the music for Angelopoulos' recordings

music for the hymns

available for free at:

has classical pieces

complete with music

available for free at:

has melodies not

alternate melodies for

his own elaborate

The most popular

for Lent and the

available for free at:

music for all the

contains very slow

has his own

has music for the

prosomoia for vigils

has simplistic papadic

for the twelve days