Byzantine Prosomia

The Chanters Companion

The Second Booklet,

Containing The Music Without Text,
For All the Hymns Chanted on the CDs

2005, Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA

first tone
Hymns Chanted from D

O All-lauded Martyrs
D

&b

&b
&b

&b

& b . j .
-1-

&b

&b

Final Ending:

rit.

&b

First Tone

. j

O strange Wonder
D

&b
&b

&b

&b

. j

&b
F

&b

n n

-2-

First Tone

&b
&b

. j .

rit.

&b

Final Ending:

b .

Thou Art the Joy

D

&b
& b .

&b

&b

-3-

First Tone

&b
C

&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

-4-

The Three Most Great Luminaries

&b

First Tone

&b
D

&b
D

&b
&b

&b
&b

& b n b
&b

. j .
-5-

First Tone

while gabriel was saying

D

&b

&b

&b
& b
&b
&b
&b

-6-

&b
Final Ending:

&b

. j .

rit.

First Tone

the soldiers standing guard

Chanted from A

&b

&b

&b
&b
&b

-7-

First Tone

&b

&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

-8-


second tone 
Hymns Chanted from G

Thou Soughtest the Heights

F

&j
&j

Un.

&j
&j

&j

Final Ending:

&j

rit.

Un.

Second Tone

When He Took Thee

G

&j

&j

&j

&j
&j
&j

&j

&j

b
G

10

#
G

Final Ending:

&j

rit.

Second Tone

With What Fair Crowns

G

& j #
&j

. j

&j
F

&j

. j

&j

11

& j . j
F

Second Tone

&j

F
E

&j
& j n

&j .

&j

G
j
.
b n

&j
G

12

j n
n

. j

Second Tone

O House of Ephratha
Chanted from D

&

#bb

&

#bb

&

#bb

&

Final Ending:

#bb

rit.

13


exapostilaria 
Hearken, Ye Women
G

&j

&j
E

&j

& j #

&j

Un.

14

rit.

Final Ending:

&j

&j

Second Tone

.
G

Second Tone

Upon That Mount In Galilee

The Original Melody is irregular

&j

#
G

&j
&j

&j
E

&j
&j
F

&j

.
15

Second Tone

Final Ending:

&j

rit.

Un.

While Thy Disciples Looked on Thee

E

&j

&j

&j
Un.

&j

&j

&j

Un.

rit.

16

Final Ending:

third tone
Hymns Chanted from 'F'

Awed by the Beauty

F

&b

&b
D

&b

&b
&b

Un.

&b

&b

.
-17-

Third Tone

Final Ending:

rit.

Un.

& b .
On This Day the Virgin
F

&b

&b
&b

&b

&b
&b

-18-

&b

Final Ending:

&b

Third Tone

rit. C

Un.

the Power of thy cross

D

&b

&b
&b
&b

&b

. j

Final Ending:

rit.

Un.

.
-19-

Third Tone

That Which Came to Pass in thee

F

&b

&b

&b

j F
.

&b

rit.

-20-

Final Ending:

j F
.

Un.

Un.

Third Tone

Thy Confession
C

&b

&b

&b
&b
&b

Un.

-21-

&b

&b

Third Tone

Final Ending:

&b

rit. C

Un.

exapostilaria
From the Heights our Saviour, Christ
Version # 1

&b

&b

C
j
.

& b # n # #
F

C

&b

&b
C

&b

n b

rit.

.
C

Un.

.
-22-

Third Tone

From the Heights our Saviour, christ

Version # 2

& b b
Un.

&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

&b

&b

b .

Un.

b n .

-23-

Third Tone

O Changeless Light
E

&b

&b
C

&b

b
F

&b

b .

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

-24-

Un.

&b
F

Third Tone

O ye apostles from afar

>
& b b . j j
F

&b

&b
&b
&b

Final Ending:

&b

-25-

rit.

>
j j

b .

b .

Un.

Third Tone

Thou Who As God Adornest

F

&b

b
F

& b b
&b

&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

Un.

Un.

b .

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Un.

Third Tone

While Standing in the Temples Courts

D

& b b

& b b b
F

&b
F

&b

&b

&b
&b

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Third Tone

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

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Un.

fourth tone
As One Valiant

& b
&

&

&

29

& b
&

Final Ending:

&

&

rit

Fourth Tone

Lord, When Thou didst Ascend

E

&

&

&

&

rit

30

Final Ending:

#
E

&
&

&

Un.

Fourth Tone

O Lord, although I desired to blot out

C

&

&
E

&

Final Ending:

&

rit E

31

# b

&
& b

Fourth Tone

On This Day Thou Hast Appeared

E

&
&

&

& #

n . j .

Final Ending:

&

rit

32

G

Un.

Fourth Tone

Thou Who Wast Called from on high

E

&

&

&

Un.

33

Un.

&

&

# n

&

&

&

&

b n b

Final Ending:

& b

rit

34

Fourth Tone

Fourth Tone

Unto Them That Fear Thee

E

&

&

&

&

& b

# n

&

&

Un.

35

Fourth Tone with B n

Final Ending:

&

fourth tone with Bn

Be Quick to Anticipate
E

&

&

&

Final Ending:

.
36

& #

&

&

rit D

Fourth Tone with B n

Joseph Was Amazed

Dismissal Hymn

&

&

&

&

&

&
&

37

Fourth Tone with B n

The following two lines complete the Dismissal Hymn for the Forefeast of the Nativity. The hymns for the feasts mentioned in the footnote
below follow this pattern also.

&

&

Final Ending:

&

The Dismissal Hymns for the Eve of the Nativity, the Forefeast of Theophany, and the Eve of Theophany all follow this same
sequence of notes.

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Fourth Tone with B n

Thou Who Wast Raised Up

Melody used when Chanted as a Dismissal Hymn

& #

n #

&

&

&

&

& #

Final Ending:

& #

rit

39

Fourth Tone with B n

Thou Who Wast Raised Up

Kontakion

&

& #

&
&

&

&
&

40

Fourth Tone, Palatine

Final Ending:

&

Joseph Was Amazed

Palatine ModeSessional Hymn

&

#bb

&

#bb

#bb
&

&

#bb

Un.

#bb

&

#bb
&

41

Un.

&

#bb

&

#bb

&

#bb

Fourth Tone, Palatine

. n

# n b n
G

Final Ending:

&

#bb

42

Un.

plagal of first tone

Hymns Chanted from A

Let us Worship the Word

G
A

&
A

&

&
G A

&

&
G

&

Un.

Final Ending:

&

Un.

rit.

b .
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Plagal of First Tone on A

We the Faithful Bless Thee

G

&

G
A
D
A

&

A
G

b
n
&

Last Line of First Verse:

&

Un.

b .

Last Line of Second Verse:

&

Un.

44

Plagal of First Tone. A

O Righteous Father
Based on D

&

&b

&b
G

n b

&b
D

&b
&b

&b
45

Plagal of First Tone. A

& b n b
D

n b

&b
& b n

b
D

& b n b

Un.
j
. # .
G

Final Ending:

rit. C
D
D
j

.
& b # n n b .
A

46

Plagal of First Tone. A

Rejoice
D

&b

& b n
&b
D

&b

& b n

&b

b
D

& b n b
47

&b
& b n

Plagal of First Tone. A

Final Ending:

&b

48

rit.

Plagal of second tone

Angels in the Heavens
G

&j

& j #

& j #

&j

49

Un.

Plagal of Second Tone

As It Is Written
E

&j

Un.

&j

&j

&j

Final Ending:

&j

50

Un.

rit. F

b .

Plagal of Second Tone

Ere the Morning Star

C

&j

&j

&j
& j #
&j

Un.

51

#
F

& j j
&j

Final Ending:

&j

rit.

Un.

Plagal of Second Tone

Having Laid Up All Their Hope

G

& j
&j
&j

&j
&j

52

& j # n

& j j

&j
&j

Final Ending:

&j

rit. F

Un.

53

Plagal of Second Tone

Plagal of Second Tone

Ye Angelic Hosts
C

&j

&j

&j

&j

&j

Un.

Un.

rit.

54

Final Ending:

# n

&j
&j

Plagal of fourth tone

By Conceiving the Wisdom
C

&

&
&

&
&

&

b
55

&
&

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

&

&

j
.

Final Ending:

&

rit.

G

56

Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Lord, Though Thou Didst Stand

C

&

&

& #

&

&

&

Final Ending:

&

57

rit.

.
Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Lord, Thy Holy Martyrs

C

&

&

&

&
&

& b

. j .

Final Ending:

rit.

&

G

Un.

58

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

O Strange Wonder
C

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

59

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

A variant, which differs from the foregoing only in the beginning of the first line:

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

Final Ending:

&

G

rit.

60

Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

The Paradise of Eden

C

&
&
&

&

&

& b

&
&

Un.

# b

b
61

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

&
D

. j .

&

Final Ending:

&

rit.

62

G

Un.

What Shall We Now Call You

C

&

&

&
&

&

b
D

& b
& b

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

n
C

. j

Final Ending:

&

G

rit.

63

Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

To Thee, the Champion Leader

C

G

&

&
&

&

G

G

& # .
&

n . j

j
b

.
&

C

. j .

Final Ending:

&

64

G

rit.

Un.

Plagal of Fourth Tone. C

When the Bodiless One

C

&

G

& #

&
&
C

&

j
.

65

# n

&

&

. . j

G

&

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

Final Ending:

&

rit.

G

Un.

As First-Fruits of our Nature

C

&b

&b

&b
&b

&b
&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

Un.

.
66

Plagal of Fourth Tone. F

Thou, as the Life of All

C

&b

&b

&b

&b

&b

&b

Final Ending:

&b

rit.

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