Hymn of Kassiani
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Hymn of Kassiani is a renowned Byzantine liturgical chant for Holy Week, celebrated for its profound penitential poetry and complex, emotive melody.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine hymn
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Holy Week hymn ⓘ liturgical chant ⓘ |
| approximateDate | between 810 and 865 ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Kassia the Hymnographer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kassia of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 9th century ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex melody
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emotive expression ⓘ highly melismatic ⓘ penitential text ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ |
| composer | Kassia of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
one of the most famous hymns of Holy Week in the Byzantine tradition
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widely regarded as Kassia’s masterpiece ⓘ |
| genre |
Byzantine chant
NERFINISHED
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sticheron ⓘ troparion ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
preparation for Pascha
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veneration of Christ ⓘ |
| liturgicalOccasion |
Bridegroom Matins
NERFINISHED
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Holy Wednesday NERFINISHED ⓘ Matins of Holy Wednesday ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mode | Byzantine Mode Plagal Fourth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Holy Week office
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox Holy Week services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | unaccompanied chant ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Byzantine Catholic churches
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Byzantine Rite
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | doxastikon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
modern choral and solo recordings
ⓘ
musicological studies on Byzantine chant ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textOpening | Κύριε, ἡ ἐν πολλαῖς ἁμαρτίαις περιπεσοῦσα γυνή ⓘ |
| textType | poetic hymnography ⓘ |
| theme |
anointing of Jesus by a sinful woman
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forgiveness ⓘ repentance ⓘ sin and mercy ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed choir
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solo cantor ⓘ |
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