This page was historically the first page of Analogion. Here we used to add anything new we found on the net back then. Later on, we created all other sections of Analogion and since then this page has remained as a general pool of information that either we didn't have time to put it in a more appropriate place on Analogion or it was too general to fall under any of the Analogion subsections so far. The information below is a small subset of the wealth of material available on the internet. Use the search facility on the Analogion home page or look in the history of Analogion updates if you can't find what you are looking for here.

Mount Athos - Vigil of St Athanasios, Monastery of Great Lavra
This is the longest (18 hours) and most famous vigil on Mount Athos on the feast of At Athanasius the Athonite (the founder of Lavra monastery and Athonite monasticism as we know it today). It is the only vigil where they do some verses of the slow Anoixantaria of Koukouzelis who, according to tradition, was a psaltis of that same monastery in the Byzantine times. The brotherhood of Danielaioi are chanting on the right choir. Thanks to pigizois.net for making that recording available for all.
http://www.pigizois.net/arxodariki/In_English.htm

Ecumenical Patriarchate - Patriarchal Psaltai
Recordings from a number of Patriarchal psaltai.
http://www.ec-patr.net/gr/ (Greek)
http://www.ec-patr.net/en/ (English)

Constantinopolitan Friends of Music (CMKON)
Rich collection of recordings especially from Constantinopolitan and especially Patriarchal psaltai.
http://www.cmkon.org.

Dimitrios Houpas - ieropsaltis.com
One of the richest collections of recordings and information of modern and older psaltai.
http://www.ieropsaltis.com

Fr. Ephraim - Byzantine Music at St. Anthony's Monastery, Arizona, US
"This webpage by Fr Ephraim, contains more than 2000 pages of Byzantine music in both Western and Byzantine notation in the style of chanting used on the Holy Mountain. The scope of this project covers the liturgies of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, St. James, and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, as well as various doxologies and all the hymns for Vespers. The words of the hymns are provided in Elizabethan English, Modern English, and Greek."
http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Index.html

Fr. Ephraim - Byzantine Music Links
http://stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Links.htm

On-line discussion group - byzantinechant
The most popular discussion forum on Byzantine Music on the internet with members psaltai, musicologists, fans of Byzantine Chant and others. Forum language is English. Founded and moderated by Ivan Moody.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/byzantinechant/

On-line discussion group - analogion
Forum language is Greek. Founded and moderated primarily by Panayotis Papademetriou.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/analogion/

On-line discussion group - psaltopedia
Forum language is English. Founded and moderated by Georgios K. Michalakis
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/psaltopedia/

Radio Broadcast - Lykourgos Angelopoulos
Listen to the live broadcast by L. Angelopoulos and G. Kyriakakis every Sunday at 6 am (Greek Time)
mms://62.103.164.227/deytero
http://www.deytero.gr/

Radio Broadcast - ecclesia.gr
The official radio of the Church of Greece regurarly broadcasts a lot of Byzantine Chant
http://mediaserver.otenet.gr/ecclesia

Emmanouel Giannopoulos
A well known musicologist of the new generation with significant contributions to the field. His home page has more infomation about him and his work.
http://users.auth.gr/%7Emangian/

Emmanouel Giannopoulos - Conference Presentation
Emmanouel Giannopoulos' presentation at a recent conference. Contains pictures of music manuscripts (from mmb.org.gr)
http://www.mmb.org.gr/page/default.asp?id=3495

Melodos
A computer program to write and playback Byzantine music
http://www.melodos.gr/

Bill Churchill - Typikon of St. Savva
The Typikon of St. Sava from the Venice edition, 1545.
The whole book has been scanned and can be downloaded online in both Greek and Slavonic. From the scanned 1545 version there are two pages missing (67 and 338). Emmanouel Giannopoulos compared the book with the edition of Venice of 1643. Page 338 of the older edition seems was empty as there doesn't seem to be anything missing from that part. In page 67 there is text so he copied it and sent it [jpg, 1 Mb]
http://www.orthlib.info/Typikon-Greek-1545/Typikon-Venice-1545.htm

Fr. Constantine Terzopoulos - Psaltic Notes
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/frc/

Panayotis Papademetriou - analogion.net
Check his work (in Greek) on BM scales and BM scores as well as other topics. Also featuring an interview with D. Nerantzis on the interpretation of Eccelsiastical Chant
http://music.analogion.net/

Georgios K. Michalakis - Psaltopedia
A website by Georgios K. Michalakis. The "fanatical, polemical GKM page" as the author describes it. Contains a great number of rare and other recordings for download. GKM has declared a new Peloponnesian war against pretty much any living psalti around. His aim is to defend traditional psaltiki. His presentation of his positions is controversial.
http://graeca.mrezha.net/upload/MontrealPsaltiki/Psaltopedia/Psaltopedia.htm

Fr. Filotheu - Paisian Anthology of Byzantine Chant
Greek and Romanian chants. It is the first volume of a (proposed) great collection of compositions and translations belonging to the Paisian School of Byzantine musicbetween the years 1760-1860. Sent by Fr. Filotheu who is also the publisher of the book.
title: "Antologhion Paisian. Tomul 1. Perioada Triodului", Sophia Publishing House, Bucharest, 2005.
http://www.sophia.ro/carte_ro.php?ID=181

Seraphim Kyritsis
Articles, scanned and audio material from L. Angelopoulos and G. Konstantinou's work and more.
http://users.fth.sch.gr/sekyritsis

Manuscript Catalogue of the National Library of Greece
The names listed there are of the Byz. composers.
www.nlg.gr/xeir/Names.asp?id=2&no=0&ltr=* (in Greek) (Check the homepage www.nlg.gr for English)

Mount Lebanon Orthodox Choir
That's the website link Of SEM Mount Lebanon Orthodox Choir. Not up to date, are much more CDs already released etc. (sent by Elias Murr) .
http://www.semlebanon.org

Angelos Lampousis - axionestin.org
"The Axion Estin Foundation's mission is to promote the appreciation, education and employment of Byzantine music in North America."
http://www.axionestin.org

Eastern Ecclesiastical Music
A site (in Russian) with audio file and scores: Raspev, Byzantine and Georgian music
http://www.deacon.ru/

Choir - Bulgarian Byzantine Choir
Founded/directed by a student of L. Angelopoulos.
http://www.saint-romanus-choir.hit.bg

Various recordings
Recordings to download, mainly Basilikos, Simonopetra (basically excerpts from kanons), Zorbas, plus Kekragarion in Slavonic by Serbian psaltai. Also Ketsetsis chanting Cheroubikon in First Mode.
http://ioannis.loupassakis.free.fr/BYZANTINH%20MOYSIKH%20MP3

Psaltika Vlatadon
Parartema of Ecclesiastike Aletheia, reprinted
http://www.stamoulis.gr/vivliognosia/vivliognwsia_details.cgi

Byzantine Asmatic Rite - The service of Trithekti
The revival of the Byzantine Asmatic Rite service of Trithekti by the Church of Greece
http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/holysynod/organismoi/byzantine/xmas_2003.html

Institute of Byzantine Musicology
Includes info about their CDs, publications and conferences
http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/holysynod/organismoi/byzantine/

Paratonismos - Axios Axios
I recorded this "Axios, Axios" from the Athens Cathedral on 12 Dec 04. The classical combination of music/text changed to "correct" a paratonismos.
Axios_Axios_AthensCathedral_12Dec04.mp3

Ancient Greek Music Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the ancient Greek instrument hydraulis from archaeological finds
http://www.culture.gr/2/23/232/epked/gr/00_standard_menu/00a_ydraulis/00a.htm

Marios Mauroeides - Book on Maqams, Modes and Tropoi
The late Professor Marios Mauroeides in his book (in Greek) provides scales for the modes and maqams with the highest possible precision (using the extended set of sharp/flat signs). The site contains the contents of the book and an example of a scale description using staff notation:
http://www.fagottobooks.gr/details.php?isbn=960-70-75-47-1

Gregorios Stathis - Article on Ecclesiastical Music in the Liturgy
Professor Gr. Stathis has written this article in the official magazine of the church of Greece. Among other things he talks about the koinwnikon (communion hymn) and says that it should be continued throughout the communion of the people (instead of being replaced with "Tou Deipnou Sou" or other chants not endorsed by the Church Typikon).
See page 262 onwards.
http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/press/ekklisia/EKKLISIA_2002_APRILIOS/APRIL%20241-273.pdf

Greek Carols and Christmas Hymns
From ecclesia.gr
http://www.ecclesia.gr/Multimedia/Audio_Index/xmas_2004/index.html

Google - Byzantine Music Scholar Search
Try searching for Byzantine Music related stuff on
http://scholar.google.com/

Karim El Far - Orthodoxia Radio
Sub-deacon's Karim El Far's web site. Lots of audio samples, video and instructional texts.
CDs for sale. Liturgy in English using Byzantine music. And much more.
http://www.kelfar.net/orthodoxiaradio/

Byzantine Music School - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
The new school of Byzantine Music of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
http://www.analogion.com/school.html

Holy Cross Boston Seminary - Electronic Byzantine Music Teaching Aid
Reflects efforts to translate the pieces into English. For what it is worth.
http://chant.hchc.edu

Neume project
Studies really old Byz. notation with computers/databases etc.
http://www.scribeserver.com/medieval/

Neume project - Glossary of musicological terms
Contains terms relevant to Byzantine Chant
http://www.scribeserver.com/medieval/glossary.htm

Byzantine Chant influence on Western Music
On the infuence of Byzantine chant on Western music
http://www.scribeserver.com/medieval/byzantin.htm#music

Byzantine Music Symposium Summary
Doesn't let you print, worth reading though.
http://www.synaxis.info/psalom/archive/english/Sympos5_summaries.pdf

Petros Lambadarios - Doxastarion
The first ever published Doxastarion
http://www.protoporia.gr/protoporia/product.asp?sku=85341&mscssid=JGKK01D7J73N9KLUJPQ0AD652H5B1K45
http://www.protoporia.gr/protoporia/product.asp?sku=152118&mscssid=JGKK01D7J73N9KLUJPQ0AD652H5B1K45

Article - The psaltic tradition of Chios island, Greece
A great number of famous chanters and composers came or passed from Xios.
http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/holysynod/commitees/art/art_paradosi_xios.htm

Christos Tsiounis - Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas' biography
The most comrehensive account on Stanitsas' life and work.
http://www.stamoulis.gr/books/contents_3.cgi?id=1796&join=&title=&getback=nb

Choir - Ixoxroma
A local choir from Patra, Greece. They have their own web site and they have published their first CD. Their repertoir is Karamanis/Pettas and some of their own compositions. Special interest: they have recorded 3 hymns as instrumentals with violin and tanbur (a middle eastern fretless ancestor of the bouzouki).
http://www.ixoxroma.gr/

Fr. Ierotheos - Publications price list
All Byzantine music publications by the Holy Monastery of Filotheou (Mount Athos). It's the work of well kown monk chanter Fr Ierotheos Filotheitis. A bit pricey but he's done a nice job collecting classical and modern pieces and presenting them in his own calligraphic style.
http://the.greekbooks.net/bookvan/neweds/ed_list.php?editor=720201

Vigil - From St Dionysios of Mt Olympus
The first two links with the liturgy from St Dyonisios are chanted by two of the most well known chanters of Mt Athos. Fr Daniel (Danielidis) and Fr Thomas (Thomaidis). Although the quality of the recording is bad, the chanting is a good example of humble athonite monastic yphos and great art for those interested.
http://www.geocities.com/arxodariki/In_English.htm

Article - Byzantine Music History
A student essay about Byzantine Music
http://1lyk-volou.mag.sch.gr/sch/vyzant_music.htm

Choir - Idimelon
A new choir from Thessaloniki
http://www.idimelon.gr

Article - On the use of microphones in church
The sickness of "Severe microphonitis":
http://www.alithia.gr/newspaper/2003/29102003/29102003,2089.html

Recordings - Various
Byzantine music audio samples under section "Byzantini Mousiki"
http://music.ncsr.gr/

Article - Oldest manuscripts
"We know specifically that three Athonite scriptoria - at the Great Lavra, at Vatopedi, and at Iviron - produced manuscripts with musical signs well before the first quarter of the 11th century and these manuscripts constitute some of mankind’s very earliest specimens of musical notation at all - whether in the East or in the West" (Dimitri Conomos, extract from this paper)

Calligraphy - Handwriting of Byzantine music
I had compiled the following list the past. Then I found out that there are many traditional variations of the choices given below. See Dr. Emmanouel Giannopoulos' study on the topic of appearance of Psaltic publications in his book "Logos and Melos ... "

• use a flat head calligraphic pen,
• quantity and quality signs in black,
• text in black
• time and rhythm signs in red
• fthorai and Elxeis in red
• martyries and isokratima in red
• calligraphic first letters in multicolour

Article - The Reformation of 1814
title: "The Reformation of 1814 – A New Approach" by Kaiti Romanou.

Chrysanthos, the learned Greek musician from Mádytos, who together with Gregorios the Protopsaltes and Chourmouzios the Chartophylax of the Great Church, reformed in 1814 the musical notation of the Greek Orthodox Church, permitting thus the belated printing of the Church music books, has left two theoretical works:The Eisagogi eis to Theoritikon kai praktikon tis Ekklisiastikis Mousikis ("Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Church Music") (Paris, 1821) was a 56 page manual on the newly proposed notational system. The Theoritikon Mega tis Mousikis ("Great Theory of Music") (Trieste, 1832), a book of 279 pages based on Aristides Quintilianus Peri Mousikis ("On Music"), is a secular work much broader in scope, reflecting Chrysanthos progressive ideas and his involvement in the movement of the Enlightenment of the Greeks and the reawakening of their national consciousness (which the Great Church at Constantinople was not unanimously favoring).The Great Theory of Music was completed between 1816 and 1819, and part of it at least was written in the monastery of Timios Prodromos in Constantinople, which in the 1810s was a cultural center of progressive tendencies. Chrysanthos association with such circles gives perhaps a feasible clue to the causes of his exile to Madytos.

Book - The Polyeleos in Byzantine and Postbyzantine Melopoeia
Chaldaiakes Achilles, "The Polyeleos in Byzantine and Postbyzantine Melopoeia, Institute of Byzantine Musicology, Studies 5. Editor: Gr. Th. Stathis, Athens, 2003, 988 pp.
(no link)