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Matins - Notes on music vs. pointed text:

Some of the material on this page is in the form of pointed text, which consists of words only, without written notes. It can easily be read if the tones and the pointing system are known. A syllable in bold type carries a musical stress. A syllable in italics has a flex, a change in the melody preceding or following a stress. Slashes separate each musical phrase, but a slash with an underscore on either side ( _/_ ) indicates that no breath should be taken between the two phrases. Two slashes precede the final phrase. Underscores are also used to indicate multiple notes assigned to a single syllable. When more than one is used, they are separated by periods ( _._._ ).

Most of the music on the Vespers page (and the Praises on the Matins page) has notes and is also pointed. Part VI of the Introduction is also very helpful regarding both pointed text and the tones.

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Polyeleos
Athonite Melody

“We praise, we bless, we worship the Lord...”
includes all tones
– matches chant styles of the following sets of Irmoi of the Resurrection
(“We praise, we bless...” is also included with the sets of Irmoi of the Mother of God)

Irmoi of the Mother of God

Irmoi of the Mother of God, 4th Tone
Abbreviated Greek Chant

Irmoi of the Mother of God, 4th Tone
Abbreviated Greek Chant, different arrangement
*should only be sung with all four parts

Irmoi of the Mother of God, 4th Tone
Znamenny Chant

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos, 4th Tone
“My soul doth magnify the Lord”
Abbreviated Greek Chant
– this arrangement matches the first set of Irmoi of the Mother of God

Holy is the Lord our God
in all tones, matching the above irmoi

Great Doxology
Common Chant

Great Doxology
Archpriest George Johnson
using elements of a Znamenny Chant setting

Troparia of the Resurrection

Troparion of the Resurrection
after the Great Doxology on Sundays of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, & 7th Tones
Znamenny Chant, arranged by Archpriest George Johnson

Troparion of the Resurrection
after the Great Doxology on Sundays of the 2nd, 4th, 6th, & 8th Tones
Znamenny Chant, arranged by Archpriest George Johnson

To Thee, the Champion Leader
Kievan Chant, 8th Tone, arranged by Archpriest George Johnson

To Thee, the Champion Leader
Greek Chant, 8th Tone, arranged by Archpriest George Johnson
*melody in Alto
– a split in the tenor part offers a low option for choirs without any true tenors, but if resources allow for only one tenor part, the higher one should be sung when feasible

To Thee, the Champion Leader
Greek Chant, 8th Tone, arranged by Archpriest George Johnson

To Thee, the Champion Leader
Boris M. Ledkovsky (adapted for English by Archpriest George Johnson)
*melody moves between Alto and Soprano

 
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