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Byzantine Music Formulae

First Mode - Papadic


Contents
Introductory Phrases
A) Initial Syllable ................................................................................................................ 7
Medial Cadences on Pa
B) Accented on Last Syllable............................................................................................. 10
C) Accented on Second to Last Syllable ............................................................................ 22
D) Accented on Third to Last Syllable............................................................................... 36
E) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable .............................................................................. 67
Medial Cadences on Di
F) Accented on Last Syllable ............................................................................................. 71
G) Accented on Second to Last Syllable............................................................................ 78
H) Accented on Third to Last Syllable............................................................................... 83
I) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable............................................................................... 87
Medial Cadences on Ke
J) Accented on Last Syllable .............................................................................................. 88
K) Accented on Second to Last Syllable ............................................................................ 93
L) Accented on Third to Last Syllable.............................................................................. 103
M) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable........................................................................... 113
Medial Cadences on Low Ke
N) Accented on Last Syllable .......................................................................................... 115
O) Accented on Second to Last Syllable ......................................................................... 118
P) Accented on Third to Last Syllable.............................................................................. 120
Q) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable........................................................................... 121
Medial Cadences on High Pa
R) Accented on Last Syllable........................................................................................... 122
S) Accented on Second to Last Syllable........................................................................... 122
T) Accented on Third to Last Syllable.............................................................................. 123
Medial Cadences on Low Zo
U) Accented on Last Syllable .......................................................................................... 125
V) Accented on Third to Last Syllable ............................................................................. 125
W) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable .......................................................................... 128
Other Medial Cadences
X) Medial Cadences on High Zo..................................................................................... 129

First Mode - Papadic


Y) Medial Cadences on Ga ............................................................................................. 130
Z) Medial Cadences on High Nee................................................................................... 131
AA) Old (slow) Sticheraric Formulae............................................................................... 133
Final Cadences
AB) Final Cadences......................................................................................................... 142

Sources
All formulae found in the following list of sources have been included in this
compilation (non-Greek sources are in grey):
(, . 590)
, (
)
(, 4 , . 61)
( )
(, . 531)
( , . , . 61)
( , . 408 418)
( , . 91)
, (
, . , . 106)
, , 1847, . 29 (Slavonic
adaptation by ).
, , 1847, . 47 (Slavonic adaptation by
).
, , 1905, . 47
(Slavonic adaptation by . ).
, , 1912, . 656 (Slavonic
adaptation by ).
, , 1872, . 153 (Slavonic adaptation by
).
, , 1905, . 47 (Slavonic
adaptation by . ).

First Mode - Papadic


(
, . 17)
( , . 7)
( , . 95)
( ,
. 14)
(
, . 15)
(
, . 10)
(
, . 12)

From the following list of sources, however, only all their brief and medium-sized
formulae have been included in this compilation. Formulae in them that are very long
(i.e., more than four lines long) have been omitted from this compilation.
( , . , . 77)
( , . , .
110)
( , . , . 159)
( , . , . 189)
( , . , . 222)
( , . , .
256)
( , . , . 320)
( , . , . 371)
( , . , . 400)
() ( - ,
, . 253)
( , .
, . 1, 7, 11)
( - 704)
( - 704 .313314)
(, . 457)
, , 1847, . 47 (Slavonic adaptation by
).

First Mode - Papadic


, , 1905, . 96 (Slavonic
adaptation by . ).
, , 1872, . 170 (Slavonic
adaptation by ).
, , 1912, . 685 (Slavonic
adaptation by ).
( , , . 457)
(
)
( ,
. , . 557)
(
, - 705, . 201)
, (
, . , . 112)
, ( -
705 .220r-20v)
, (
, - 705, . 221v)
( ,
. 9)
( , .
, . 823)
(
)
(
, - 705, . 187)
( , .
, . 664)
(
, - 705, . 210)
( ,
. , . 684)
(
, - 705, . 199)
(
)

First Mode - Papadic



( , - 705, . 181)
(
, - 705, . 182)
( , . ,
. 652)
( ,
. , . 622)
(
)
(
, . , . 617)
( -
, , . 355)
(
, 1 , . 303)
(
, . , . 605)
(
, . , . 758)
( , .
, . 794)
(
)
( ,
. , . 734)
(
, . , . 730)
(
, - 705, . 206)
( , . ,
. 688)
(
, - 705, . 171)
, ( - 704)

First Mode - Papadic

Key:
1 = accented syllable
0 = unaccented syllable
X = syllable that may be either
accented or unaccented
0 = (bold & italics) initial formula

= The original source inserted a "chi" () while continuing the


same vowel (which was not necessarily an alpha), even though
the word the original source did not contain a "chi."

= The original source inserted an "n" followed by an epsilon


(which sounds like "neh"), even though the word in the
original source did not contain an "n" or an epsilon.

= The original source inserted an "n" while continuing the same


vowel, even though the original word did not contain an "n."
Syllables after a cross are repeated syllables.
Variations of the same formula are indicated in color
Formulas written with grey notes are taken from Slavonic or
Romanian adaptations of Greek cherubic hymns (and thus might
contain formulaic inaccuracies).
The parts of formulae from non-Greek adaptations that seem substandard are highlighted: Yellow highlighting is used for unaccented
syllables overemphasized by the melody and for accented syllables
underemphasized by the melody. Green highlighting is used for an
extra syllable inserted into a formula that according to the Greek
paragdigm should have fewer syllables. Green highlighting is also
used when a syllable is missing from the place in a formula where
the Greek paradigm requires a new syllable.

First Mode - Papadic


Prelude Melodies for Initial Syllable*
A) Initial Syllable

Some composers wrote brief preludes for the first syllable of papadic hymns. Immediately following this
prelude, the hymn proper would start, beginning with the first syllable.
*

First Mode - Papadic

First Mode - Papadic

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on Pa
B) Accented on Last Syllable
Pa - Pa

00

0X

00


000

10

First Mode - Papadic

000

100

000

000

001

001

11

First Mode - Papadic

001

001

001

001

12

First Mode - Papadic

001

001

001

13

First Mode - Papadic

001

001

001

001

14

First Mode - Papadic


001

0001

0001

0001

15

First Mode - Papadic

0001

00001

00001

00001

00X01

16

First Mode - Papadic



0X001

0X001

010001

17

First Mode - Papadic


010001

010001

0010001

1000001

18

First Mode - Papadic

19

First Mode - Papadic

Di - Pa

001

00X01

10001

20

First Mode - Papadic

Ke - Pa

00X01

1000001

1000001

21

First Mode - Papadic


C) Accented on Second to Last Syllable
Zo - Pa
10

10

10

Pa - Pa
10

10

10

10

10

10

22

First Mode - Papadic

10

10

X0

X0

X0

X0

X0

X0

0X0

0X0

0X0

23

First Mode - Papadic

0X0

0X0

0X0

0X0

010

010

010

010

24

First Mode - Papadic

010

010

010

010

010





25

First Mode - Papadic


0010

0010

0010

0010

0010

0010

26

First Mode - Papadic

0010

0010

0010

0010

27

First Mode - Papadic

0010

00100(00)

0010

0010

0010



28

First Mode - Papadic



0010

00010

00010

29

First Mode - Papadic

00010

10010

10010

10010

30

First Mode - Papadic

10010

10010

10010

10010

010010

31

First Mode - Papadic

100010

10000010

Di - Pa
10

010

010

010

32

First Mode - Papadic

010

0010

33

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Pa

10

11X0

X0

X0

010

10

010

010

0010

34

First Mode - Papadic

0010

35

First Mode - Papadic


D) Accented on Third to Last Syllable
Zo - Pa

0100

Pa - Pa

X00

X00

X00

X00

100

100




36

First Mode - Papadic

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

37

First Mode - Papadic

100

100

100

100

0100

38

First Mode - Papadic

0100

0100

0100

0100

0100

39

First Mode - Papadic

0100

0100

0100

1100

(X0)0100



00100

40

First Mode - Papadic


(10)0100

00100

00100

00100

00100

41

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

00100

00100100

42

First Mode - Papadic


00100


00100


00100

43

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

00100

00100

44

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

45

First Mode - Papadic


00100

00100

46

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

000100

47

First Mode - Papadic

000100

000100

(XX)0100

000100

48

First Mode - Papadic


001100

010100

100100

100100

49

First Mode - Papadic

100100

100100

100100

100100

50

First Mode - Papadic

0010100




0100100

00100100

1000100100

51

First Mode - Papadic



Di - Pa
100

100

100

100

52

First Mode - Papadic

100

0100

(10)0100

00100

00100

00100

00100

53

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00X01

100100

100100

100100

54

First Mode - Papadic

100100

100100

0100100

00100100

00100100

00100100

55

First Mode - Papadic


01000100

000100100

56

First Mode - Papadic


X00100100

57

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Pa

100

100

100

100

100

0100

0100

58

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

0100

00100

00100

59

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

00100

60

First Mode - Papadic



00100

10100

000100

000100

000100

61

First Mode - Papadic

000100

100100

100100

0100100

0100100

0100100

0100100

62

First Mode - Papadic

0100100

00100100

000100100

000100100

010000100

63

First Mode - Papadic

100100100

100100100

10000100100

10000100100

64

First Mode - Papadic


Low Ke - Pa
00100

00100

Low Zo - Pa
00100

65

First Mode - Papadic

00100

66

First Mode - Papadic


E) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable
Pa - Pa

1000

1000

1001

1001

1010

001001

001001



67

First Mode - Papadic



1001001

Di - Pa

01010

1010

68

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Pa
1010

1001

10101010


1010

01010

X0001010



69

First Mode - Papadic

Ke - Ke
X00

70

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on Di
F) Accented on Last Syllable
Pa - Di

001

0001

0001

1010001


0001

71

First Mode - Papadic

00001

00001

00001

00001

72

First Mode - Papadic




000001

000001

73

First Mode - Papadic

000001

1000001

10010001

74

First Mode - Papadic

75

First Mode - Papadic


Di - Di

00

0001

00001

00

00001

Ke - Di

00

00001

76

First Mode - Papadic

High Zo - Di

001

77

First Mode - Papadic


G) Accented on Second to Last Syllable
Pa - Di

10

010


010


78

First Mode - Papadic

0010

00010

X00010

100010

100010

79

First Mode - Papadic

100010


100010

Di - Di

10


80

First Mode - Papadic

10

010

010

0010

0010

Ke - Di

10

10

010

81

First Mode - Papadic

0010

10010

010010

010010

82

First Mode - Papadic


H) Accented on Third to Last Syllable
Pa - Di

0100

0100

0100

0100

83

First Mode - Papadic



00100

100000100

Di - Di
84

First Mode - Papadic

0100

0100

85

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Di

100

86

First Mode - Papadic


I) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable
Pa - Di

1000

Di - Di

1001

Ke - Di

01010

87

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on Ke
J) Accented on Last Syllable
Pa - Ke

000

001

101001

001

001

88

First Mode - Papadic

0001

0001

0001

0001

0001

X0001

X0001

10001

89

First Mode - Papadic

10001

00001

1010001

90

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Ke

000

0001

00001

00001

00001

00001

91

First Mode - Papadic

00001

1000001

Low Zo - Ke
1000001

92

First Mode - Papadic


K) Accented on Second to Last Syllable
Pa - Ke

10

10

10

10

10

10

10




93

First Mode - Papadic

10

10

010

010


010

0010

0010

94

First Mode - Papadic

010

0010

0010

00010

95

First Mode - Papadic

10010

10010

10010

000010

000010010

96

First Mode - Papadic


Di - Ke

10

1010

10

10

010

010

010

97

First Mode - Papadic

010

010

010


010

98

First Mode - Papadic

010

010

Ke - Ke

01010

10

010

010

99

First Mode - Papadic

010

010

010

010

010

0010

0010

0010

100

First Mode - Papadic

0010

0010

10010

10010

10010

00010

000010

101

First Mode - Papadic

000010

102

First Mode - Papadic


L) Accented on Third to Last Syllable
Pa - Ke

100

100

100

100

0100

0100

103

First Mode - Papadic

0100

00100

00100

X0100

000100

104

First Mode - Papadic

100100100100


000010X

000010X

100010X

105

First Mode - Papadic

106

First Mode - Papadic


Di - Ke

100

100

100

00100

00100

107

First Mode - Papadic

00100

100100

100100

100100

108

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Ke
100

0100

0100

0110

00100

109

First Mode - Papadic

(10)0100

(10)0100

X0100

100100

100100

110

First Mode - Papadic

100100

(10)00100

00100100

00100100

10000100

111

First Mode - Papadic

0100100100

High Pa - Ke

100

100

0100100

112

First Mode - Papadic


M) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable
Pa - Ke

1000

Di - Ke

0001010

Ke - Ke

1001

1001

High Pa - Ke

1001

0001010

113

First Mode - Papadic

00

Ke - Ke

100

114

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on Low Ke
N) Accented on Last Syllable
Pa - Low Ke

001

001

001

001

001

115

First Mode - Papadic

001

001

101001

116

First Mode - Papadic

0001

Pa - Low Di

001

001

High Ke - Low Ke

1010001

117

First Mode - Papadic


O) Accented on Second to Last Syllable
Pa - Low Ke

10

10

10

10

010

118

First Mode - Papadic

10

10

010

101001

119

First Mode - Papadic


P) Accented on Third to Last Syllable
Pa - Low Ke

0010100

120

First Mode - Papadic


Q) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable
Pa - Low Ke

01001

01001

101001

121

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on High Pa
R) Accented on Last Syllable
Ke - High Pa

0010

0001

101001

S) Accented on Second to Last Syllable

Pa - High Pa

10

010

122

First Mode - Papadic

0010


Ke - High Pa

010

010

010

0010

0010

High Nee - High Pa

0010

T) Accented on Third to Last Syllable


Ke - High Pa
123

First Mode - Papadic

010

0100

High Nee - High Pa

00100

124

First Mode - Papadic


Medial Cadences on Low Zo
U) Accented on Last Syllable

01

01

V) Accented on Third to Last Syllable

100

0100

125

First Mode - Papadic

00100

100100

0100100

126

First Mode - Papadic

100100100

127

First Mode - Papadic


W) Accented on Fourth to Last Syllable

01001

128

First Mode - Papadic


Other Medial Cadences
X) Medial Cadences on High Zo
(usually used after a formula in the previous section)

010

10

10

X0001

000100

0100

129

First Mode - Papadic


Y) Medial Cadences on Ga

010

010

0010

000010

00010

10010

130

First Mode - Papadic


ZT) Medial Cadences on High Nee

10

100

00001

1000

000010

00001

00001

100001

000010

131

First Mode - Papadic

0010

132

First Mode - Papadic


UAA) Old (slow) Sticheraric Formulae
The formulae in this section have been copied verbatim as they are in our catalogue of sticheraric
formulae for first mode. We have included them here, because we believe that most of them would
be appropriate if used in brief papadic hymns (e.g., brief cherubic hymns).

Accented on last syllable:

01

001

001

X01

0001

0001

133

First Mode - Papadic

10001

10001

10001

010001

Accented on second to last syllable:

010

0010

134

First Mode - Papadic

0010

X010

X010

10010

00010

0000010

135

First Mode - Papadic

Accented on third to last syllable:

100

100

0100

0100

0100

0100



0100

136

First Mode - Papadic

0100

0100

0100

0100

0100

0100

010X

137

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

10100

10100

000100

100100

0010100

138

First Mode - Papadic

0100100

0100100

0100100

0100100

1000100

139

First Mode - Papadic

000100

Accented on fourth to last syllable:

1010

X010

01001

01001

140

First Mode - Papadic

01001

01010

141

First Mode - Papadic


AB) Final Cadences
Pa - Pa

100

100

0100

00100

00100

00100

00100

00100

142

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

00100

00100

00100

143

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

00100

00100

(These formulae are preceded by a formula in section M or N)

00100

144

First Mode - Papadic

00100

00100

010X

145

First Mode - Papadic


Ke - Pa

00100

00100

146

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