Podobny for Exaposteilaria (Svetilny)

PLEASE NOTE: THE TEXT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

Description of Exaposteilaria Hymns:

The Exaposteilarion is a hymn that ....

The Exaposteilaria Automela of Byzantine Chant (of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, etc.) are made up exclusively of melodic formulae from either Tones 2 or 3. In Slavic chant books, however, the Exaposteilaria Automela are sung outside the 8-Tone system, and the service books usually do not mention any particular Tones for any of the Automela. In pre-Nikonian Znamenny Chant, all Exaposteilaria were sung according to a single common melody, regardless of the particular Automelon designated in the service books.

In post-Nikonian times, however, there are a small number of Automelon melodies which have been developed by the Kiev Caves Monastery, but which seem to have come from pre-Nikonian southwest Russian sources. Some of these melodies are quite rich and seem not to have any distinct Western influence (with the exception of the melody for the Presentation, February 2). It also seems that these melodies were rarely used, except on certain Great Feasts; they were sung primarily as Samopodobny, and rarely (if ever) as Podobny.

Mode of presentation:

  • Name(s) in Slavonic (including textual variations)
    • Translation of name into English
    • The Byzantine Chant Tone (does not apply to the Slavic melodies)
    • Citations of origin: Regular text designates the Automelon/Samopodoben; italic text designates known Prosomoion/Podoben references for which there is a reference to an original, but the original has not been identified. If there only a few (but notable) occurances of the Podobny, these may be listed, but this is not meant to be a complete
    • Research notes (I will try to attribute names with submitted information if someone provides significant information.)
    • References to printed or manuscript sources of notated music.
  • Апостоли, отъ конецъ
    • O ye apostles, assembled here from the ends of the earth (Bp Kallistos / Mother Mary)
    • Tone 3
    • Dormition
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Божественное очистилище
    • ?
    • Tone ?
    • Saturday of Cheese-fare Week?
      Stephen writes: Not in the Greek Triodion, anyhow; it has two Exapostilaria for this day, "Oi kosmon arnкsamenoi" (Special melody: Hearken, ye women), and "Tous en askкsei lampsantas" (Special melody: Let us gather with the disciples).
    • ?
  • Духомъ во святилище
  • Духомъ святилищи
  • Духомъ въ церковь
    • Brought to the Temple by the Spirit; or: With the Spirit in the sanctuary
    • Tone 3
    • Feb. 2-Presentation of Christ
      Saturday, 1st Week of Lent?
    • Kievan Chant (Western influence). ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Духовно воспоемъ
    • ?
    • Tone ?
    • Cheesefare Sunday?
      Stephen writes: Again, I find two Exapostilaria, neither of which sounds like this.
    • ?
  • Духомъ предзря
    • By the Spirit foreseeing
    • Tone ?
    • Gen. Service to an Apostle, and to the Angels?
      Orloff's source designated the Exapostilarion of the General Service to the Angels as a podoben of "With the Spirit in the sanctuary" (that is, "Духомъ во святилище"), and that of the General Service to One Apostle as a podoben of "By the Spirit foreseeing." I suspect that the latter will prove to be a surrogate automelon for the former; but first we must locate it.
    • ?
  • Жены услышите
    • Hearken, ye women
    • Tone 2
    • 3rd Sunday after Pascha; the second exapostilarion of the Sunday of the myrrh-bearers. The text can be found in Holy Transfiguration Monastery's Pentecostarion on page 128.
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Крестъ хранитель всея
    • The Cross is the guardian of the whole world
    • Tone 2
    • Sept. 14-Exaltation of the Cross (or may be sung to Podoben: Ученикомъ) NOTE: This was not originally a Podoben, but due to the popularity of the hymn, it has evolved into one and has inspired new melodies.
      Stephen writes: The Greek liturgical books sometimes designate it an automelon, sometimes a prosomion of "Tфn mathкtфn orфntфn" ("Ученикомъ зрящымъ"); so the process you describe, of "The Cross is the guardian" going off on a career of its own, must have been going on for centuries.
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Небо звездами украсивый
    • Thou, Who, as God, adornest the heaven with stars
    • Tone 3
    • Saturday, 2nd Week of Lent?
      In the Octoechos, it is assigned to Mondays (Slavonic) or Saturdays (Greek); in the Menaion, see the feast of Martyrs Trophimos, Sabbatios, and Dorymedontos (19 September). It can be found in Holy Transfiguration Monastery's Great Horologion on page 97.
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Плотію уснувъ
    • Thou didst fall asleep in the flesh
    • Tone 2 or 3
    • Pascha and the Paschal Sundays; also several other days in the Pentecostarion
    • i. Kievan Chant; ii. "Greek" Chant. ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf (there are 2 melodies, one in Tone 2 and another in Tone 3)
  • Посетилъ ны есть
    • Our Saviour hath visited us from on high, the Daysping from the east
    • Tone 3
    • Dec. 25-Nativity of Christ
      Now this is an interesting case. In the chant books of Western Rus', this Exapostilarion is supplied with a melody that is not labeled, but which I am sure you will recognize as znamennyi chant, and as belonging to Tone 1. It is not the unique jack-of-all-expostilaria melody of the Old Rite, but does belong to the znamennyi chant, and is in a tone different from the one which the Greek books assign to their melody. I'll submit a file in due time.
    • Kievan Chant, ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Радуйся Божія полато
    • Hail, thou divine mansion (Orloff); Rejoice, O divine palace.
    • Tone ?
    • Gen. Service to the Holy Fathers of the Councils?
    • ?
  • Разбойника благоразумнаго
    • To the good thief on this very day thou didst vouchsafe Paradise, O Lord.
    • Tone 3
    • Great Friday Matins
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Свете неизменный
    • O Light unaltered, O Word; Today on Tabor the manifestation of thy Light, O Word (Bishop Kallistos / Mother Mary)
    • Tone 3
    • Aug. 6-Transfiguration
    • Kievan Chant (Note: "Свете неизменный", "Со ученики" and "Ученикомъ зрящымъ" all share a common melody in the Kievan chant tradition.) ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Со ученики взыдемъ
  • Со ученики идемъ
    • Let us gather with the disciples; Let us join the disciples; Upon that mount in Galilee (HTM)
    • Tone 2
    • Sunday (Resurrection)-Tone 1/Sun. of All Saints
      This is the exapostilarion of the first eothinon. It can be found in Holy Transfiguration Monastery's Pentecostarion on page 475. Music can be found in Basil Kazan's Byzantine Music Project: Matins. The exapostilarion for the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is sung to this melody.
    • Kievan Chant (Note: "Свете неизменный", "Со ученики" and "Ученикомъ зрящымъ" all share a common melody in the Kievan chant tradition.) ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Ученикомъ зрящымъ тя
    • While Thy disciples looked on Thee
    • Tone 2
    • Thursday of the Ascension; It can be found in Holy Transfiguration Monastery's Pentecostarion on page 475. Music is in Basil Kazan's Byzantine Music Project: Pentecostarion.
    • Kievan Chant (Note: "Свете неизменный", "Со ученики" and "Ученикомъ зрящымъ" all share a common melody in the Kievan chant tradition.) ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Чертогъ твой вижду
    • I see thy bridal chamber
    • Tone 3
    • Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Bridegroom Matins)
    • Kievan Chant (with variants), ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf
  • Явися спасъ
    • The Saviour hath appeared; The Saviour, Who is grace and truth, has appeared
    • Tone 3
    • Jan.6-Theophany (Is this a prosomion of "Посетилъ ны"?)
    • ../1_stichera/byzantine/Bulgarian/Bulg_Podobny_Dinev.pdf

III. Exaposteilaria (Svetilny) Podobny

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