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On the trail of Chourmouzios Chartophylax’s musical compositions

25 October 2014

Chourmouzios Chartophylax (“the Archivist”) was a teacher of Byzantine Chant who had the greatest contribution in creating the 1814’s New Method of notation. We’re talking about a preeminent personality, with a huge role in the field of reinterpreting the early compositions of the old notational system into the Neo-Byzantine one of 1814. Chourmouzios Chartophylax also had a major contribution in the field of musical composition.

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The “Tropos” Byzantine Choir, directed by Konstantinos Angelidis, Professor of Psaltic Art, chants “By the rivers of Babylon” Polyeleos and Kratima in the 3rd Tone, all composed by Chourmouzios Chartophylax.

“By the rivers of Babylon” Polyeleos is considered a classical composition, issued in every major anthology of Byzantine hymns.

I – “By the rivers of Babylon”, Tone 3:

II – Kratima, Tone 3:

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