Traditional Pythagorean tuning of the diatonic tetrachord. Created by Hyacinth (talk) using Sibelius 5. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals (0,64, 96,62, 64,61, and 80,64).
Chromatic tetrachord in pythagorean tuning. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals (0,64; 112,65; 64,61; and 80,64). Created by Hyacinth (talk) using Sibelius 5.
It is a part (first oikos) from christams' kontakion of romanos the melodist. The lyrics are written in the greek language. At the ends of the periods of the lyrics, i am doing a small cadence (half or full). Lyrics of the whole kontakion in greek: http://users. Uoa. Gr/~nektar/orthodoxy/prayers/kontakia_xristoygennwn. Htmsee the english translation of the lyrics here: https://jbburnett. Com/resources/romanos_nativity. Pdf.
It is a byzantine music formulae. The excerpt belongs to the first mode (called echos a). This formulae has a name "eso thematismos", literally 'internal theming'.
