63511 Kyrie Kekraxa Greek
The chants of the Hebrews were copied by both the Egyptians
and the Greeks, but with the rise of the Christian Church, we find
that the Hebrew influence is again very strong. The division of
the Catholic Church resulted in the Greek Church returning to some
of the earlier Greek chants, said to be more similar to those employed
by Ambrose, in the fourth century. This is an example of the
Kyrie from the ritual of the mass used in the Greek Church today.
[Lesson HI, Course I.]
63511 Kinonikon Greek Chant
Although with the division of the Catholic Church the Greek
Church still retained the use of antiphonal chants, we find that the
ancient system of Greek music somewhat influenced and changed the
character of their chants, so that today they have many points of con-
trast with the Gregorian chanting. In the Greek Church of Russia
today are to be found the deepest bass voices in the world. [Lesson
III, Course II.]