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Contents:
I. Music Books in Greek .............................................................................. 1
II. Books about Byzantine Music (in Greek) .......................................... 36
III. Books about Byzantine Music (in English) ...................................... 61
IV. Contact Information for Bookstores.................................................. 68
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2. ( )....................... 36
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Title
Author
Year
Pages
.
183
2004
409
..
2001
404
2001
381
2002
344
2003
644
2004
343
2004
373
Price
(Euros)
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
IBM
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
20,90
23,40
e-shop.gr
Comments
23
30
30
26
(
)
485
40
1934
405
31,35
28,08
greekbooks
1975
224
10,27
2000
1906
827
30
30,52
2002
1906
427
19
: ,
1906
400
19
1:
..
1987
397
35
2:
1991
382
35
3:
4:
1993
1992
428
432
35
35
5:
1994
238
6:
1998
424
35
35
35
7:
1995
386
35
8:
1996
260
9:
1997
308
10:
35
35
35
35
35
()
30
1959
30
1931
80
320
http://tinyurl.com/yh2dx66
1997
1971
1988
1994
2004
1890
110
12,43
103
10,45
63
( - )
2004
125
1986
225
2008
160
20
2002
484
13
18
$35
Holy Cross
recordings on CD or
20
1820
276
21,84
20,54
( )
( )
(
)
1847
348
1905
1952
612
20
610
20
200
285
1983
40
35
16
an edited reprint of
Pringos' original.
Comes with 2 CD's
1997
1853
1832
27,60
has melodies by
Manuel Protopsaltis
and Pentaphonos
Varys by George Kres
382
free
30
available at:
http://psaltologion.com/
showthread.php?t=9466
1855
1868
130
free
347
31,20
( )
1869
449
31,20
Anastasimatarion:Resurrectional Hymnal
2004
133
$20
Holy Cross
1905
215
(
)
1906
248
14
various new
compositions
.
. .
2001
1846
728
()
1820
520
24
1861
303
22
8,11
a rare dichromatic
publication
available for free at:
http://www.analogion
.com/kokkinogorgous
a-anthologia-1846.pdf
has classics written
very analytically
1988
260
2010
329
1973
:
,
:
,
1996
456
1998
426
: ,
440
1992
14,67
17,62
14,04
.
greekbooks
35
588
41,09
22
25
19,22
23
23
21,53
24,04
.
.
16,38
handwritten
1991
2009
1856
1844
(2 )
10
1836
28
16,14
17,94
467
an anthology of his
compositions for
Vespers and Orthros
444
elaborate melodies by
the last master of the
old Byz. notation
350
25
has condensed
classical lines that can
be chanted quickly
376 +
430
17,50 +
17,50
: +
1899
1899
1821
430
30
. .
1882
752
22,50
25
. .
1882
22,50
25
32,28
25
30,00
30,00
45
1899
314+
282
314
.
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/ydwuzya
or: http://tinyurl.com/y8bryoy
282
414
320
1995
1995
11
30
: -
B: -
-
:
1859
1901
164
18,48
reprint
1901
259
reprint
http://tinyurl.com/d7f8mx
80
1821
1857
, +
1906
:
:
1906
1906
1997
2004
12
396
358
596
180
20,80
22
30
30
22 + 22
http://tinyurl.com/2vdms88
19
21
.
.
27,60
. .
1859
1997
2005
1903
496
13,75
19,50
( )
13
1903
496
20
same as previous
500
15
2002
503
40
a complete version of
the heirmologion in
three volumes
1835
287
17,68
Has exquisite
melismatic lines and
traditional kratimas.
Available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dj9hlz
1825
298
26,13
17,61
2001
376
30
2005
640
30
3 -
2006
375
30
2008
328
30
1995
80
14,70
1998
79
22
1955
63
1955
25
2007
115
35
. .
14
1896
430
1906
72
1990
357
1972
399
22
25
55
55
2001
285
+ :
2001
594
1989
543
19,08
1991
394
17,61
14,67
:
1989
405
16,14
15
, :
. .
1961
156
2008
260
1981
65
45
42
32,28
. .
35
14,67
17
368
1939
860
2010
35,22
230
16
Patriarchal style
.
.
1988
1990
35,22
35,22
2004
335
30
2005
240
25
( )
2003
160
25
14
-
-
615
. .
. .
1894
1894
512
. .
1894
1980
1935
17
280
17,99
12
2003
413
18,81
1909
220
17,77
1990
288
.. .
1998
358
18,48
29,35
.
(
-
2000
40
1912
1986
1884
24
18,97
30
.
.
444
very simple
many contemporary
chanters use this book
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dy9lvm
1930
456
21
reprint
75
50
. .
45
18
similar to previous
but some parts are
missing
2004
45
534
32
32
32
1992
301
12,21
8,32
a collection of pieces
for various services
1992
224
.. .
1997
13,75
1996
20,54
22
( )
1883
464
19,50
15,85
1883
316
1883
256
19
18
14,67
17,50
14,09
-
-
,
..
An improved reprint
of the previous entry
2007
349
26,12
2007
420
26,12
26,12
30
2009
1897
110
A - -
2004
480
B - - .
2004
350
- . - .
2004
500
1850
1851
30,15
27
30,15
22,50
30,15
27
e-shop.gr
e-shop.gr
e-shop.gr
413
25
856
30
a classic anthology of
music for Vespers
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/2k4wvw
20
a classic anthology of
music for Orthros
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/coeoov
1851
544
23,50
1851
906
35
a classic anthology of
music for the liturgy
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/coeoov
1909
278
1909
408
1909
544
1975
2007
1951
21
17,00
20
18,50
21,50
20,50
23,50
a classic anthology
288
21
17,61
185
25
32
10
a classic anthology
a classic anthology
1904
495
28
30
2002
1999
15,91
1959
186
584
1884
1869
. .
contains slow
prosomoia for vigils
50
13
13
40
660
1978
379
2003
2004
483
485
:
:
1979
22
71
28
45
45
: -
: - -
: -
:
145
40
40
40
27,88
27,88
27,88
27,88
18
2003
1993
19,31
30
30
1994
1994
1994
-
-
-
1994
1994
1994
1994
18,10
18,10
20
18,10
14,67
18,10
18,10
18,10
18,10
23
--
-
24
2006
321
23,00
2006
314
23,00
2006
386
27,00
2006
388
27,00
2006
447
2007
308
2007
284
2007
305
2006
336
1931
573
23,00
a thorough compila-
/
/
10
62122
. +30 23210-22461
2003
2003
25
35
1931
441
11,50
12
1931
891
11,50
12
1935
495
11,50
9,00
1973
1: -
1994
109
2:
1994
260
3:
1997
404
25
15
15
$22
15
15
$22
15
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
4:
1995
363
5: -
( - )
1997
444
6: -
( - )
1995
363
7:
1983
332
8:
1996
128
17
$30
15
17
$30
15
17
$30
15
17
$28
12,06
15
15
$26
11,06
15
$22
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
Holy Cross
14,67
. /
2005
580
34,83
1969
347
29,35
worse than
worse than
worse than
worse than
1969
..
1999
26
523
17,61
30 soft
.. . .
( .)
40 hard
: -
:
:
:
1955
480
1955
350
:
:
1982
307
1931
the Triodion
1921
19,08
19,08
19,08
19,08
19,08
modern compositions
popular amongst
contemporary
chanters
modern compositions
popular amongst
contemporary
chanters
19,08
7,34
18
1993
27
188
10
11,74
for funerals
1933
788
1967
252
40
.
.
2006
1998
1895
632
25
25
32,05
1993
1906
:
-
2002
2000
28
27
882
30
31,25
315
25
23,50
25
has classic
compositions for
various services
1899
452
1899
151
2006
-
,
2001
1995
1974
426
18
18
.. .
24
16,14
60
45
610
55
55
it comes with a CD
294
24,56
23,50
484
370
29
1999
85
..
( )
1997
424
1989
..
. .
44,02
336
.. .
1999
562
58
2002
578
58
analytic transcriptions
from recordings of
Patriarchal chanters
analytic transcriptions
from recordings of
Patriarchal chanters
1973
1974
1952
212
25
20,54
1969
188
25
a collection of music
by Pringos and others
a collection of music
by Pringos and others
In the brief style of the
oral tradition of the
Ecumen. Patriarchate.
Available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/32nbku
30
Considered by some
to be the best Holy
1969
348
1997
1997
1886
256
11,03
11,03
20
16,48
25
.
.
38,15
1984
351
1990
31
224
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1990
1897
246
254
219
246
320
17
1976
468
17,61
2009
970
40
40
2009
800
30
2007
30
2007
30
32
(excluding Pascha)
1831
1842
300
20
16,26
.
.
250
a rare dichromatic
publication
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dbjr3o
1820
439
21,84
1824
1824
1834
1834
1869
: B
: B
, ,
, ,
()
304
33
14,70
396
454
364
25
30
25
a thorough
compilation of classics
contains music not in
previous book
B, ,
B, ,
()
, ,
: +
1869
588
25
30
25
1869
647
25
1845
1846
612
30
33,44
a thorough
compilation of classics
contains new music
not in previous book
classics for the liturgy
classic compositions
for Vespers, Orthros,
and Liturgy
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dkugtl
1994
92
2000
125
:
:
:
.. .
. .
1986
1993
1999
34
41,09
33
1931
31,20
31,35
greekbooks
1994
35,22
1978
220
1978
861
1978
1052
35
32
35
32
35
35
26,41
1900
168
13
14,63
15
2010
454
45
40
656
30,16
35
35
1995
2008
71
15
a collection of
paraliturgical hymns
Author
Year
Pages
Price
(Euros)
2000
291
15,98
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
.
2003
1979
288
14,98
1960
1971
(1566-1669)
2004
812
1977
120
37
Comments
1994
2002
1993
1990
1989
1992
1978
368
30
144
58
about ecclesiastical
music in general
1,37
5,62
6,27
5,64
a mathematical
analysis of Byzantine
music intervals
available for free at:
http://psaltologion.com/
showthread.php?t=7256
.
(1820-1899)
1998
300
. -
1976
72
38
27,71
19,22
31,20
.
greekbooks
1956
19,31
(. , , )
1992
19,66
1997
16,65
1989
8,87
7,82
20
18,72
20,90
20
18
16,85
.
.
.
.
335
1820
216
1902
196
39
1965
1970
1897
1996
2000
128
1977
328
1940
40
285
18,31
14,04
22,61
8,87
10,68
9,23
out of print
1993
1991
1999
1893
1994
1956
.
(
)
1821
41
15
259
15
376
27,71
20,80
1832
19,08
16,85
greekbooks
2003
1840
: 1820-1910
1997
44
1985
157
1999
93
1990
163
2009
695
42
120
12,66
critical edition by
Emmanuel
Giannopoulos
10
14,67
9,41
8,36
5,62
comments on many
1993
1998
1996
5,22
222
17,61
22
1978
154
14,98
1900
28
(. Christian Hannick,
Gerda Wolfram, )
1997
199
Monumenta Musicae
Byzantinae, Corpus
Scriptorum de Re
Musicae, V
43
discusses the
attractions of notes in
Byzantine scales
1843
85
2005
52
2003
232
2003
215
1851
2005
340
40
1958
128
9,50
1855
264
15
( )
6,27
9,61
http://tinyurl.com/cqqpau
44
850
1859
30
15
1969
1998
1988
170
2003
2001
-
:
2006
1947
45
14,04
6,08
14
5,96
256
22
248
18
18,81
368
10
1998
285
20
2002
310
621
,
.
1970
168
2003
430
1889
16
25
22,61
1995
2002
1967
Paul Landormy
1979
1985
1904
46
61
2,22
a musico-ethical study
examines vocal
technique for
Byzantine chant
343
17
the history of
15,30
.
also in
.html at:
http://tinyurl.
com/bpo6lt
1992
1819
1881
1980
2005
525
1875
148
1842
47
97
12
8,50
http://tinyurl.com/2b5pkj
2001
1993
1996
201
1995
267
1868
1876
1858
1868
1972
. .
1881
2002
190
10,85
17,61
10,30
9,66
24
28
3,12
discusses music in
general
246
20
48
10
( )
1993
2003
1904
:
:
2002
2004
1936
,
-
-
, :
, :
20
20
comes with a CD
119
220
14
18
.
.
1982
360
1982
299
1996
1996
1984
130
145
308
31,82
35,39
31,82
35,39
15,85
15,85
31,70
.
.
.
1984
361
31,70
49
142
, :
, :
1985
353
31,70
1985
399
31,70
1991
53
295
20
200
16
44
7,50
5 euros
each
2007
1996
1958
1968
CD
50
http://www.stdemetrioscalgary.org/Margaziotis.pdf
1947
( , )
1999
2008
18,81
1997
18,81
(1453-1832)
1975
21,28
20,71
2002
80
20
for Lent
20,71
132
34,90
19,66
12 days of Christmas
1871
51
37
http://tinyurl.com/cp4jt8
1917
,
,
. .
()
1929
1983
, 17 18:
1998
( - - )
2005
2004
1963
52
88
5,90
a scientific analysis of
the Byz. music scales
his comments on
chanters of the 19th
and 20th centuries
88
:
:
-
-
-
2002
160
1902
123
14,98
1902
80
1894
574
()
1985
1941
, , ...
1881
31
53
19,40
200
20
1997
120
19,18
17,94
1999
109
1999
85
2003
879
1978
(
)
1-2
3-4
5-6
8,06
2000
187
21,46
2001
206
31,35
31,35
1917
30,52
29,35
28,08
2001
255
A collection of articles
and musicological
papers written in the
early 20th century by
Violakis, Psachos,
Papadopoulos, etc.
research on the old
notation of Byzantine
music
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysgoh3
1875
54
(. Christian Hannick,
Gerda Wolfram, )
1985
1908
1984
2003
1870
32
157
Monumenta Musicae
Byzantinae, Corpus
Scriptorum de Re
Musicae, I
204
37,62
2006
2006
15
2006
15
2004
30
1998
2
3
55
447
(17 - 20 )
:
1: . , ,
320
416
360
2: . , ,
20
18,81
20
18,09
20
.
.
.
.
.
31
3,05
2,77
190
30
a simplistic learning
tool that comes with
two tapes
3 tapes available
separately
1999
102
5,49
1909
73
10
1978
discusses rhythm
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/34x4ff7
1984
1888
56
6,24
1890
592
36,40
32,92
an overview of the
history of Byzantine
and post-Byz. music
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/cq2rff
1938
1997
,
, 4-11 1981
1982
1979
2003
2002
57
245
128
25
. .
an excellent aid to
interpreting music
written in modern
Byzantine notation
15
comes with a CD
11,80
14,56
13,17
1819
2005
128
( )
"
"
2001
928
1956
1997
1981
1990
1980
2003
1981
128
58
SMS
50
18,81
10,66
60,29
" "
1992
1975
1993
(1453-1820)
1980
2005
1967
2002
59
728
928
996
1,85
also available in
English as: "Meetings
with Kontoglou"
134,86
67,50
70,54
catalogue of MSS of
Byzantine music
catalogue of MSS of
Byzantine music
52,96
14
344
119
1814
. ( , ,
,
, ,
)
. .
2001
354
2004
356
25
1987
96
2,81
2004
96
12
1996
discusses historical
aspects of the psaltic
art, has facsimilies of
many manuscripts
Pages
Price
in US $
Bookstores
(contacts
at end)
Title
Author
Year
G. Amargianakis
1977
Bjarne Schartau
1998
Diane H. Touliatos-Banker
1984
285
Byzantine Chant
Constantine Cavarnos
1998
102
IBMGS
Christos Vrionides
1959
132
Holy Cross
Christian Troelsgard
1997
204
Comments
17,68
16.95
amazon
a simple overview of
contemporary
Byzantine music
a collection of articles
on Byzantine music
The books with an asterisk (*) in the "comments" column do not deal with Byzantine music in its contemporary form but in the form it had before the fall
of the Byzantine Empire.
61
Milo Velimirovi
1960
Dimitri Conomos
1984
Romain Goldron
51.18
abebooks
50
Holy Cross
amazon
1968
127
10
amazon
Henry J. W. Tillyard
1923
72
1966
10
Savas I. Savas
1965
107
1956
Holy Cross
* a brief history of
Byzantine music
*
out of print
*
1974
381
24,04
Constantine Cavarnos
1956
31
amazon
IBMGS
G. Amargianakis
1982
1998
180
95
amazon
62
40
Egon Wellesz
1947
212
1977
350
Joseph Szvrffy
1978
abebooks
*
26.30
amazon
*
*
170
Holy Cross
(out of print)
Translation of the
Romanian Gramatica
Muzicii Psaltice
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/dj72jt
2000
J. Raasted
1983
H. J. W. Tillyard
1935
G. H. Jonker
1970
63
52
25
National
Forum
explains Byzantine
notation using staff
notation
Egon Wellesz
1961
23
amazon
* a classic history of
Byzantine music
available for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/d8ujed
1882
John Brownlie
1900
Milo Velimirovi
1966
Edward V. Williams
1968
La Musique Byzantine
Dimitri Giannelos
Dimitri Conomos
1985
207
25
35
amazon
abebooks
Bjarne Schrtau
1984
89
20
abebooks
1963
56
abebooks
Constantine Cavarnos
1992
214
22
Yale
University
* his unpublished
Ph.D. dissertation
in French
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IBMGS
http://www.
newbyz.org/
Mega.pdf
(45 Mb)
Mega Theoretikon
Chrysanthos of Madytos
(translation by Katy
Romanou in 1973)
1821
323
Solomon J. Hadjisolomos
1986
288
H. J. W. Tillyard
1918
156
Christian Troelsgrd
1999
1955
37
Neil K. Moran
1975
199
215
Palaeobyzantine Notations:
A Reconsideration of the Source Material
1995
172
edited by Christian
Troelsgrd and Gerda
Wolfram
1999
180
2004
310
65
free
An English translation
of the first theory
book of postByzantine notation
*
*
Reading Psalmodia
David Melling
2000
48
free
Bredius Foundation
(edited by Jrgen Raasted
and Christian Hannick)
1991
201
16.95
2000
156
1971
1973
187
1987
248
10.95
6.95
St. Vlad.
amazon
1997
186
15.95
13.95
St. Vlad.
amazon
Christian Thodberg
1960
50
Gerda Wolfram
2008
381
66
* has 11 articles in
English and German
* Turkish makams
described in terms of
Byzantine music
*
Dimitri Conomos
1985
S. G. Hatherly
1892
* a theoretical treatise
written in 1458
50
amazon
Notes:
Although many of these books in English are out of print, most of them can be obtained from a local library through the interlibrary loan system.
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Notes:
Even though many of the books in this list are shown as being available from only one or two bookstores, they are in fact available also from
several other bookstores listed above that do not officially advertise carrying those books.
Fr. Constantine Terzopoulos has compiled a descriptive list in Greek of the Byzantine music books that are considered classics at:
http://www.psalticnotes.com/essentialcanon.pdf Scans of several of these classics may be downloaded for free from:
http://graeca.mrezha.net/upload/MontrealPsaltiki/000_Psaltic_Books/
Tip: To quickly find all books that are available online for free, do a search in this document for the word "free". Several more free books may
be downloaded in JPEG format from the following website: http://graeca.canto.ru/upload/MontrealPsaltiki/000_Psaltic_Books_PNG/
he prices posted here will fluctuate more rapidly than they will be updated in this list.
Countless articles on Byzantine music in Greek and English have appeared in various periodicals. Although they have not been included in
this list, many of them can be located by referring to the bibliographies of the books in this list.
Dozens of old scanned liturgical books in Greek (that do not contain music) may be downloaded for free from:
http://psaltologion.com/showthread.php?t=11132
For more information online about Byzantine music, consult the following exhaustive lists of links:
http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/Links.htm
http://members.lycos.co.uk/ivanmoody/orthodoxliturgylinks.htm
http://www.analogion.com/Websites.html
This list of Byzantine music books is available online at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/ByzBooks.pdf (400 Kb)
It is also available online in Microsoft Word format at: http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/music/ByzBooks.doc (2000 Kb)
If you notice any additions or corrections that could be made, please contact us at: byzmusic@yahoo.com
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