5. Papadic Genre
These are long ornate melodies intended to accompany liturgical action.
This genre includes the Alleluia sung before the Gospel, the Cherubic Hymn
and the Communion Hymn, all chanted during the divine Liturgy, as well as
the corresponding hymns in the Presanctified Liturgy.
1) The Byzantine Chant tradition:
[information coming soon] (Most notable is the expansive repertoire of
composed settings in this genre.)
"kalophonic" style(?) – the
need for the "kalophonic" style arose because of the elongation of the Liturgy and other services.
2) The Russian Znamenny Chant tradition:
These melismatic hymns were composed primarily outside the 8-Tone system.
In addition to the selections mentioned previously, Znamenny Chant books
include a few settings of the sticheron used for the procession at Pascha
(just before Matins), the Trisagion used for funeral processions and during
Holy Week, and a variety of non-standard alternate musical settings scattered
throughout chant manuscripts. There is no manuscript evidence that the Znamenny
Papadic genre melodies are derived from Byzantine originals, but certainly
the liturgical tradition provides evidence of liturgical
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