Choral Corner #32: Why are some troparia & kontakia virtually identical?
Certain saints and commemorated events have more unique hymnography than others, determined largely by their prominence on the liturgical...
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- Oct 9, 2023
- 1 min
Choral Corner #31: Do some saints have multiple troparia/kontakia, and if so, why?
Most saints have a single troparion and kontakion (which, by the way, autocorrect insists on rendering as "contagion". Alrighty then.)....
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
Choral Corner #19: How are the hymns of late Lent/Holy Week different than those sung earlier?
Q: How are the hymns of the sixth week of Lent (this week), and also of Holy Week, different from those sung earlier in this liturgical...
- Mar 20, 2023
- 1 min
Choral Corner #16: What is the Triodion?
Colloquially, some Orthodox use the term "Triodion" to refer to Great Lent and its three preparatory weeks; choir directors, in...
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