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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oktoechos hymn book canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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