1. |
Ainos - Verses of the Ainos in mode 1 |
(02:48) |
2. |
Keragaria - In the Varis (7th) mode. Melody by Saint John of Damas |
(05:21) |
3. |
Kanon of the Holy Friday - In mode 6 |
(02:36) |
4. |
Kondakion of the Akathist Service - In mode 8 |
(05:15) |
5. |
Inna Moussa Al Azim - Doxastikhon from the Holy Friday Night (Saturday's Matins) Service. Music composition by Indrawos Mouaikel, the first chanter of St. George church in Beirut. A model of Mouaikel's work in the 6th mode chromatic |
(03:38) |
6. |
Ifrahi Ayyatouha l Malika - Anti Axion Estin of the first Monday after Pascha - Monday of the Holy Ghost. Music composition by Dimitrios El-Murr, the first chanter in the Antiochian chair. A model of El-Murr's work in the 4th mode Leyetos. (It reflects the oriental musical influence in some of El-Murr's Byzantine compositions) |
(02:38) |
7. |
Inna Rrabba - Idiomela from the Holy Sunday Night (Monday's Matins) Service. An original musical composition by Dimitrios El-Murr developed by Joseph Yazbeck (SEM conductor) following the model of Constantinos Pringos (First Chanter in Constantinopolis), in the 1st mode |
(03:42) |
8. |
Inna l Moutawaghila - Doxastikon from the Holy Wednesday Night (Thursday's Matins) Service. A musical composition by Dimitrios El-Murr developed by Joseph Yazbeck, in the 6th mode |
(03:59) |
9. |
Inna l Malak - Anti Axion Estin of Holy Pascha Sunday. Music composition by Dimitrios El-Murr, in the 1st mode |
(03:36) |
10. |
Ya Abida Rab - Polieleon in the 8th mode. Original music composition by Khourmouziou Khartofilakos. Adapted to the Arabic text by Joseph Yazbeck |
(06:32) |
11. |
Doxa si - Doxology in the 1st and 2nd modes. A music composition following the "Shouri" oriental modal structure through Byzantine traditional music formulas. Composed in Arabic and Greek by Joseph Yazbeck |
(07:27) |
12. |
Evloyi Psykinmou - Typika in the 8th mode. Composed by Yaanni Lampadarios (left Chanter in Constantinopolis). The Arabic verses are composed by Joseph Yazbeck following the same Greek model |
(05:08) |
13. |
Ayios O Theos - Trisagion with a prolonged Dinamis and Kratima (Terirem) composed in the 1st mode by Kiriakou Loannidy. The fist Kratima is composed by Joseph Yazbeck |
(08:23) |
14. |
Psalter - Psalter of the funerals. Improvised melody |
(05:11) |
15. |
Tina Gar Sin - Anti Axion Estin of the Liturgy of Saint Vassilios. Text written by Saing John Damaskinos. The composer of the melody is anonyme yet we know that this melody dates back to the 12th century |
(05:58) |
16. |
Dievkhon - The traditional ending of Byzantine Services in thte monasteries. Chanted during the service of the first vespers of the Lent. An anonymous old musical composition, in the 5th mode developed analytically by Joseph Yazbeck and performed by the two choirs simultaneously |
(03:38) |