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The 3 volume Mousike Kypsele attributed to Stephanos First Domestikos constitutes up to this day the basic book used by chanters for idiomela and doxastika. Because of this it is probably not totally uninteresting to examine its history. My information is mostly taken from G. Chatzitheodorou's book Bibliography of Byzantine Church Music.
The first edition of Kypsele appeared in 1857 in Constantinople. That first edition was a 2 volume book, where the 1st volume contained material for the church year, while the 2nd volume dealt with Triodion and Pentekostarion (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 116-117). The front pages of both volumes inform us that by its melos the work is in accord with Doxastarion of Petros (kata men to melos symfwnws pros to Doxastarion Petrou Lampadariou...), while by "pronunciation" (profora) in accord with that of Konstantinos Protopsaltis (kata de ten proforan pros to tou Konstantinou Protopsaltou) Most of chanters know the book through the republication by Polychronakis publishing house which does not contain Stephanos' original introduction. In it Stephanos informs us that the doxastika of the celebrated Saints (i.e. Saints with high rank services in Menaion) contained in the book were arranged according to melos in conformance with the Doxastarion of Petros Lampadarios, while according to rhythm and "apaggelia" in accord with Konstantinos Protopsaltis (h... seira twn doxastikwn twn eortazomenwn Agiwn [...] synhrmologhthh kata men to melos symfwnws pros to Doxastarion tou [...] Petrou Lampadariou [...], kata de ton rythmon kai thn apaggelian pros to tou [...] Konstantinou tou Protopsaltou). Stephanos' work, as he says, was mostly concerned with Kontakia, Apolytikia, Idiomela, Doxastika of Lite and Pentekostarion (...to pleiston exeponethesan yp'emou kata ton chronikon rythmon kai to yphos tes tou Christou M. Ekklesias...). Even though he says this, a simple comparison of his work with Manouel Protopsaltis' Sylloge Idiomelon published by Chourmouzios in 1831 shows that the latter book served as one of his main sources (this is noticed by Chatzitheodorou as well, see p. 66), with minimal changes here and there (from what I can see after a quick examination of two books).
Kypsele was reprinted in two volumes in 1882 by Dimitrios Protopsaltis, son of Ioannis Protopsaltis (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 166-168). The second volume was re-published by him in 1883, but now also containing as appendix material for non-celebrated Saints from September to December (i.e. Saints, who have a low rank service in Menaion), see Chatzitheodorou, p. 168. In 1884 this appendix was turned into a separate volume and completed to cover the non-celebrated Saints of the whole church year (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 173-174). This is the form in which modern chanters know Kypsele. I was unable to conclude from G. Chatzitheodorou's bibliography as whose melodies did the 3rd volume contain. Maybe this wasn't mentioned in the 1884 edition (the 1st volume of the 1882 edition contains both the introduction of the 1857 edition and the new introduction. Would be interesting to get hold of them). The 3 volume book was republished in 1898-1899 in Athens under the name Nea Mousike Kypsele by publisher N. Michalopoulos (editor of the edition was chanter Theod. N. Chaniotis), see Chatzitheodorou, pp. 205-207 and 211-212. New in comparison with Dimitrios Protopsaltis' edition were unpublished compositions by Ph. Bambas.
The 3 volume Kypsele was republished in 1968 by Polychronakis publishing house and recently in an edited form by fathers of Gregoriou monastery.
I would be interested if anyone could add extra information to the above.
The first edition of Kypsele appeared in 1857 in Constantinople. That first edition was a 2 volume book, where the 1st volume contained material for the church year, while the 2nd volume dealt with Triodion and Pentekostarion (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 116-117). The front pages of both volumes inform us that by its melos the work is in accord with Doxastarion of Petros (kata men to melos symfwnws pros to Doxastarion Petrou Lampadariou...), while by "pronunciation" (profora) in accord with that of Konstantinos Protopsaltis (kata de ten proforan pros to tou Konstantinou Protopsaltou) Most of chanters know the book through the republication by Polychronakis publishing house which does not contain Stephanos' original introduction. In it Stephanos informs us that the doxastika of the celebrated Saints (i.e. Saints with high rank services in Menaion) contained in the book were arranged according to melos in conformance with the Doxastarion of Petros Lampadarios, while according to rhythm and "apaggelia" in accord with Konstantinos Protopsaltis (h... seira twn doxastikwn twn eortazomenwn Agiwn [...] synhrmologhthh kata men to melos symfwnws pros to Doxastarion tou [...] Petrou Lampadariou [...], kata de ton rythmon kai thn apaggelian pros to tou [...] Konstantinou tou Protopsaltou). Stephanos' work, as he says, was mostly concerned with Kontakia, Apolytikia, Idiomela, Doxastika of Lite and Pentekostarion (...to pleiston exeponethesan yp'emou kata ton chronikon rythmon kai to yphos tes tou Christou M. Ekklesias...). Even though he says this, a simple comparison of his work with Manouel Protopsaltis' Sylloge Idiomelon published by Chourmouzios in 1831 shows that the latter book served as one of his main sources (this is noticed by Chatzitheodorou as well, see p. 66), with minimal changes here and there (from what I can see after a quick examination of two books).
Kypsele was reprinted in two volumes in 1882 by Dimitrios Protopsaltis, son of Ioannis Protopsaltis (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 166-168). The second volume was re-published by him in 1883, but now also containing as appendix material for non-celebrated Saints from September to December (i.e. Saints, who have a low rank service in Menaion), see Chatzitheodorou, p. 168. In 1884 this appendix was turned into a separate volume and completed to cover the non-celebrated Saints of the whole church year (Chatzitheodorou, pp. 173-174). This is the form in which modern chanters know Kypsele. I was unable to conclude from G. Chatzitheodorou's bibliography as whose melodies did the 3rd volume contain. Maybe this wasn't mentioned in the 1884 edition (the 1st volume of the 1882 edition contains both the introduction of the 1857 edition and the new introduction. Would be interesting to get hold of them). The 3 volume book was republished in 1898-1899 in Athens under the name Nea Mousike Kypsele by publisher N. Michalopoulos (editor of the edition was chanter Theod. N. Chaniotis), see Chatzitheodorou, pp. 205-207 and 211-212. New in comparison with Dimitrios Protopsaltis' edition were unpublished compositions by Ph. Bambas.
The 3 volume Kypsele was republished in 1968 by Polychronakis publishing house and recently in an edited form by fathers of Gregoriou monastery.
I would be interested if anyone could add extra information to the above.
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