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Some Byzantine Chant, which I have always admired for its melodic complexity and resounding bass lines. This is Αποβλεψάμενος ο τύραννος. Can any Greek speakers translate?

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Truly It Is Met Byzantine Orthodox chant, by Fr. John Cox

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Byzantine Music Theory and Practice Guide Archdiocesan school of byzantine music pdf

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Great Friday and Holy Saturday -- Christ Conquers the Grave

From Orthodox Wiki:

Great and Holy Friday begins with reading of the Royal Hours leading up to Vespers of Friday afternoon, at which time the removal of the Body of Christ from the Cross is commemorated. The priest removes the Body of Christ, the Epitaphios, from the Cross, wraps it in a white cloth and carries it into the altar. In an evening service, called the Lamentations at the Tomb, the priest carries the Epitaphios, the painted or embroidered cloth representation of Christ, from the altar around the church before placing it in the Sepulcher, a bier symbolizing the Tomb of Christ. This procession, with the faithful carrying lighted candles, represents Christ's descent into Hades.

Great and Holy Saturday Vespers and a Divine Liturgy of St. Basil are served, marked with readings of Psalms and Resurrection hymns that tell of Christ's descent into Hades, celebrated as the "First Resurrection" of Adam and the conquering of Death. It is appointed by the typikon to be celebrated in the afternoon, though it is served in the morning in many places.

This service comes from the ancient liturgical tradition of the Church of Constantinople and was its primary Paschal service. The hymn "Arise O God" from the Psalms was the original primary Paschal hymn before "Christ is risen" came to take its place. Its place as the ancient Constantinopolitan Paschal celebration is what gives the service such a bright and resurrectional character.

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Divna & Melόdi - Stihire Pashe / Стихире Пасхе. Divna Ljubojevic is a Serbian singer who specialises in Byzantine Chant, and chants from the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her voice is crystal clear, able to maintain the difficult melodic lines required for this kind of music. I believe this title means the Chant for Pascha, or Easter. (Only recently did I realise that the word “Pascha” has Hebrew roots, which is unsurprising, as this feast was based on Pesach). 

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Christ is risen!

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Troparion of Kassiani

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Cherubic Hymn - Χερουβικός ύμνος - Херувимская песнь

Listen to the oktavist(s) in this hauntingly beautiful chant, particularly that last note. This is sung by the Optina Pustyn Male Choir. 

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Исаак Сирин. Молитва

I know that  Молитва means “prayer”. Either way, this is someone (Isaac Sirin?) reading in Church Slavonic (?) while a choir sings beautifully in the background. Can Russian speakers clarify this? 

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Дивна Љубојевић, "Ангелскиј собор" – византијски напев, гл. 5

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Divna Ljubojevic and her Choir Melodi sing Jelici vo Hrista. From her album of Eastern Orthodox chants. 

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MANY THANKS to *Ncense for letting me use this on my channel and glory to God for giving them such great voices and putting them together!

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A beautiful hymn to the Mother of God by St. Nectarios. :-) Remember to subscribe!