Oktoechos hymn book

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The Oktoechos hymn book is a liturgical collection of hymns organized into eight musical modes, used in Eastern Christian worship throughout the weekly cycle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Christian liturgical text
hymn book
liturgical book
associatedWith system of eight modes
contains canons
stichera
theotokia
troparia
daySpecialization Sunday resurrectional cycle
weekday services
developedIn Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
focusesOn Resurrection of Christ NERFINISHED
follows weekly liturgical cycle
hasAlternativeName Book of the Eight Tones NERFINISHED
Octoechos NERFINISHED
Oktoechos NERFINISHED
hasComponent resurrectional hymns
set of hymns for each tone
hasLiturgicalFunction determining melodies for texts
providing variable hymns for each day of the week
hasPurpose liturgical singing
organization of hymns by musical mode
regulation of weekly worship cycle
hasStructure cycle of tones from first to eighth
influencedBy Syrian octoechos tradition NERFINISHED
isPartOf Byzantine liturgical books corpus
languageOfEarlyTexts Greek
organizedBy eight musical modes
eight tones
tradition Byzantine chant NERFINISHED
Eastern Christian chant
usedBy cantors
choirs
clergy
usedFor Divine Office NERFINISHED
Matins NERFINISHED
Vespers NERFINISHED
daily services
usedIn Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
Eastern Catholic Churches NERFINISHED
Eastern Christian worship
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Oriental Orthodox Churches NERFINISHED
usedOn a repeating eight-week cycle
usedWith Menaion NERFINISHED
Pentecostarion NERFINISHED
Psalter NERFINISHED
Triodion NERFINISHED

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Oktoechos hasLiteraryForm Oktoechos hymn book