Orthodox Church Music - Liturgical Sheet Music in English

January 1: The Circumcision of our Lord; St. Basil the Great

Troparion of the Circumcision (revised 2/3/08) (66KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 1

Troparion of St. Basil (revised 2/3/08) (64KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 1

Kontakion of the Circumcision (revised 2/3/08) (64KB)

Greek Chant, Tone 3

Kontakion of St. Basil (revised 2/3/08) (57KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

Kontakion of St. Basil (revised 2/3/08) (56KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4, after B. M. Ledkovsky

Stichera for Vespers, when the Feast is on Sunday (1/25/07) (298KB)

Kievan Chant, melody in Soprano

Stichera for Vespers, when the Feast is on a weekday (Revised 1/12/08) (340KB)

Kievan Chant, melody in Soprano

Matins Beginning: Sessional hymns, Magnification, Prokeimenon, Hymns after Ps. 50 (1/12/08) (146KB)

Kievan Chant, Znamenny, melody in Soprano

Magnification "We magnify..." (1/12/08) (93KB)

Kievan Chant, melody in Soprano

Irmosi of the Canon, "Come ye people"; Refrains of the 9th Ode for weekday (1/12/09) (139KB)

Tone 2 (with melody in Soprano)

Irmosi of the Canon, "Come ye people"; Refrains of the 9th Ode for weekday (Revised 1/12/09) (144KB)

Tone 2 (with melody in Alto)

Katavasia of Theophany, sung Jan 1-14 (melody in Alto) (208KB)

Katavasia of Theophany, sung Jan 1-14 (melody in Soprano) (204KB)

Prokeimena of Liturgy for January 1st when on Sunday (102KB)

Znamenny

January 2-5: Forefeast of Theophany (Epiphany)

Troparion, Kontakion (75KB)

Obikhod

Troparion (1/14/07) (64KB)

Obikhod, Tone 4

Troparion (1/14/07) (64KB)

Kievan, Tone 4

Kontakion (1/14/07) (58KB)

Obikhod, Tone 2

January 4: Synaxis of the Holy 70 Apostles

General Troparion of the Apostles "O holy apostles..." (11/13/08) (60KB)

Greek Chant

Kontakion of the Apostles (1/15/10) (20KB)

Court Chant, Tone 2

Vespers Stichera (1/16/10) (68KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant

January 5: The Eve of Theophany (Epiphany)

1a. Troparion with "God is the Lord" (65KB)

Obikhod, Tone 4

1b. Troparion with "God is the Lord" (66KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

2. Kontakion (56KB)

Obikhod, Tone 4

3. Another Kontakion (68KB)

Obikhod, Tone 2

4a. Stichera of the Forefeast for "Lord I have cried" - on Sunday (1/16/09) (115KB)

Optina Hermitage Chant, Tone 6, Special Melody "On the third day...", mel. in Soprano

4b. Stichera of the Forefeast for "Lord I have cried" - on Sunday (1/16/09) (115KB)

Optina Hermitage Chant, Tone 6, Special Melody "On the third day...", mel. in Alto

4c. Stichera of the Forefeast for "Lord I have cried" - on Sunday (1/16/09) (80KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

5. Stichera of the Martyrs for "Lord I have cried" - on Sunday (1/17/09) (81KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 4

6. Sticheron for Glory of "Lord I have cried" (1/17/09) (81KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

7. Sticheron for Glory of Aposticha (1/17/09) (73KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

8. Stichera for of the Praises, for on Sunday (1/17/09) (89KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

*** see January 6 for Great Blessing of Water

January 6: Feast of Theophany (Epiphany)

1a. Troparion - G Major, F Major (1/12/09) (76KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 1

1b. Troparion, melody in Alto (2/6/08) (69KB)

Greek Chant (Grechesky), Tone 1

2a. Kontakion (2/6/08) (57KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

2b. Kontakion (2/3/08) (60KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4, after B. M. Ledkovsky

3. Stichera for "Lord I have cried" (1/18/09) (109KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

4a. Magnification - melody in Alto (1/17/07) (97KB)

Obikhod

4b. Magnification - melody in Soprano (1/17/07) (96KB)

Obikhod

5. Matins Prokeimenon (1/17/08) (58KB)

Znamenny Chant, Tone 4

6. 2 Canons, "The Lord mighty in battle...", "Israel passed through...", with refrains of 9th Ode (266KB)

melody in Alto

7a. Exapostilarion, SAB or TTB (Revised 1/12/09) (65KB)

Shevtsov, Kiev Caves Lavra Melody

7b. Exapostilarion, SSA (Revised 1/12/09) (64KB)

Shevtsov, Kiev Caves Lavra Melody

8b. Antiphons and Prokeimenon of the Liturgy - melody in Alto (2/3/08) (145KB)

Lesser Znamenny Chant

10. Instead of "It is truly meet"(Zadostoinik), the 1st Refrain of the 1st Canon, Irmos of the 2nd Canon (84KB)

melody in Alto

11. Stichera for the Great Blessing of Water "The voice of the Lord..." (1/18/06) (102KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 8

12. Great Blessing of Water - Prokeimenon (REVISED 1/26/09) (84KB)

Znamenny Chant, Tone 3

January 7: Synaxis of the Forerunner John the Baptist

Troparion "The memory of the righteous" (1/18/08) (67KB)

N. Bakhmetev Court Chant Obikhod, Tone 2

Kontakion (1/18/08) (66KB)

N. Bakhmetev Court Chant Obikhod, Tone 6

Kontakion (1/18/08) (65KB)

Variation on Obikhod, Tone 6

Stichera of Feast on "Lord I have cried", when on Sunday (1/22/08) (88KB)

Psalm verses w/ pointed stichera text, Tone 2, Kievan

Stichera of Feast on "Lord I have cried", on Weekday (1/19/08) (83KB)

Psalm verses w/ pointed stichera text, Tone 2, Kievan

Stichera of Forerunner on "Lord I have cried" (1/19/08) (69KB)

Psalm verses w/ pointed stichera text, Tone 1, Kievan

Glory sticheron of "Lord I have cried"(1/19/08) (75KB)

Glory w/ pointed stichera text, Tone 6, Kievan

Glory , Both now... Stichera of the Aposticha (1/19/08) (63KB)

Glory w/ pointed stichera text, Tone 4, Kievan

Prokeimenon "The righteous man shall be glad..."(1/18/08) (67KB)

Znamenny Chant, Tone 7

January 8: Afterfeast of Theophany; St. George the Khozebite

Kontakion (46KB)

Obikhod

Stichera of Afterfeast for "Lord I have cried", on a Sunday (144KB)

Optina Hermitage, Special Melody, Tone 6 "Go ye before us, ye angelic hosts"

Stichera of Afterfeast for Aposticha on a Weekday (128KB)

Optina Hermitage, Special Melody, Tone 6 "Go ye before us, O angelic hosts"

January 9: St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow

Troparion (60KB)

Obikhod, Tone 8

Kontakion (67KB)

Greek (Obikhod), Tone 3

January 10: Sts. Gregory, Dometian, and Marcian

1a. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (60KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (67KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

Stichera of Afterfeast for "Lord I have cried" & Aposticha (31KB)

Stichera text pointed for Kievan Chant

1a. Kontakion of St. Tatiana (1/23/09) (62KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. Kontakion of St. Tatiana (1/23/09) (61KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

2a. Stichera of Afterfeast on "Lord I have cried" (1/23/09) (107KB) MIDI

Kievan, Tone 8, Special Melody "O Lord, even though Thou didst stand before the tribunal...", Melody in Soprano

2b. Stichera of Afterfeast on "Lord I have cried" (1/23/09) (107KB) MIDI

Kievan, Tone 8, Special Melody "O Lord, even though Thou didst stand before the tribunal...", melody in Alto

2c. Stichera of Afterfest for "Lord I have cried" (1/24/09) (82KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 8

3b. Stichera of St. Tatiana for "Lord I have cried" (1/24/09) (82KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

4. Glory of "Lord I have cried", for on Sunday (1/24/09) (58KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 5

6. Sticheron at Glory/both now of the Aposticha (1/24/09) (70KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

January 13: Holy Martyrs Hermylus & Stratonicus

General Troparion of the Martyrs "In their sufferings..." (11/13/08) (69KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

General Troparion of the Martyrs "In their sufferings..." (11/13/08) (68KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

January 13: Holy Fathers Slain at Sinai & Raithu

1a. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (60KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (67KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

January 14: Leavetaking (Apodosis) of Theophany

Stichera for "Lord I have cried" (1/23/08) (104KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Sticheron on "Glory" for "Lord I have cried" on Sunday (1/24/08) (53KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Litia Stichera (1/24/08) (84KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant

Aposticha, Sticheron at Glory... (1/23/08) (61KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

January 14: Leavetaking of Theophany combined with St. Nina (Nino)

Troparion of St. Nina (1/19/08) (65KB)

N. Bakhmetev Court Chant Obikhod, Tone 4

Troparion of St. Nina (1/19/08) (64KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

Kontakion of St. Nina (1/19/08) (64KB)

N. Bakhmetev Court Chant Obikhod, Tone 2

Stichera of Theophany for "Lord I have cried" on Sunday (1/22/08) (90KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Stichera of Theophany for "Lord I have cried" on Weekday (1/22/08) (89KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Stichera for St. Nina on "Lord I have cried" on Sunday (1/21/08) (131KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody "As one valiant..."

Stichera for St. Nina on "Lord I have cried" on Weekday (1/21/08) (131KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody "As one valiant..."

Sticheron on "Glory" for "Lord I have cried" on Sunday (1/23/08) (53KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Stichera on "Glory" for "Lord I have cried" on Weekday (1/23/08) (53KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

Readings for Vespers (Revised 1/25/08) (72KB)

Stichera of Litia, if at a Vigil (1/24/08) (96KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant

Stichera of Aposticha at Glory... (1/24/08) (79KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant

1a. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (60KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (67KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

January 16: Veneration of the Chains of St. Peter

Troparion (55KB)

Obikhod, Tone 4

Troparion (58KB)

Kievan, Tone 4

Kontakion (56KB)

Obikhod, Tone 2

Stichera on "Lord I have cried", with Ps. verses for Sunday (134KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody, "As one valiant..."

1a. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (60KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (67KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

1. Troparion "A desert dweller, an angel in the flesh..." (72KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 1

2. Kontakion (from the 6th ode) "Having in life reached the end of a blessed life..." (71KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 1

3. Another Kontakion (from the 3rd ode) "The Lord truly set thee in the house of abstinence..." (66KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

4a. Stichera on "Lord I have cried, for a weekday (135KB)

Kiev Caves Lavra Chant, Tone 4, Special Melody "Thou hast given a sign..."

4b. Stichera on "Lord I have cried, for Sunday (116KB)

Kiev Caves Lavra Chant, Tone 4, Special Melody "Thou hast given a sign..."

4c. Stichera on "Lord I have cried, for a weekday (104KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 4

4d. Stichera on "Lord I have cried, for Sunday (94KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 4

5. Doxasticon on "Lord I have cried (75KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 8

6. Glory at the Aposticha (70KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

7. Prokeimenon "The saints shall boast in glory..." (66KB)

Znamenny Chant, Tone 7, SATB

Troparion "O most wise Mark, instructor of Orthodoxy..." (66KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 8

Kontakion (after the 6th Ode) "Taking the divinely wise writings..." (72KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 8

Another Kontakion (after the 3rd Ode) "With the all wise cords of thy words..." (66KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

January 21: St. Maximus the Confessor; Martyr Neophytus

Troparion of St. Maximus (53KB)

Court Chant, Tone 8

Troparion of St. Maximus (53KB)

Kiev Caves Lavra, Tone 8

Troparion of St. Neophytus (58KB)

Court Chant, Tone 4

Troparion of St. Neophytus (58KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

Kontakion of St. Maximus (53KB)

Court Chant, after A. B. Ledkovsky, Tone 6

Stichera of St. Maximus on "Lord I have cried" (137KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody, "As one valiant..."

Stichera of St. Maximus on "Lord I have cried" (83KB)

Psalm verses, with stichera text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 4

Stichera of St. Neophytus on "Lord I have cried", Melody in Soprano (1/31/08) (129KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 8, Special Melody, "O most-glorious wonder..."

Stichera of St. Neophytus on "Lord I have cried", Melody in Alto (1/31/08) (129KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 8, Special Melody, "O most-glorious wonder..."

Stichera of St. Neophytus on "Lord I have cried" (86KB)

Psalm verses with stichera text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 8

Stichern of Glory on "Lord I have cried" (66KB)

Text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

Aposticha, Sticheron of "Glory" (83KB)

Text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 8

Prokeimenon for Liturgy "In the saints that are in His earth..." (55KB)

Znamenny Chant, Tone 4, SATB

January 22-28: Sunday of the New Martyrs of Russia (feast alone)

Troparion (2/1/08) (71KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

Troparion (2/1/08) (71KB)

Moscow Synodal Choir Melody, Tone 4

Troparion, melody in Soprano (2/1/08) (77KB)

Melody of Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Tone 4

Troparion, melody in Alto (2/1/08) (77KB)

Melody of Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Tone 4 (transposed)

Kontakion (2/3/08) (69KB)

Court Chant, Tone 2

A. 1st set of Stichera on "Lord I have cried" (2/3/08) (116KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 1

B. 2nd set of Stichera on "Lord I have cried" (2/3/08) (108KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 4

C. Doxasticon of "Lord I have cried", Readings, Litia Stichera (2/6/08) (128KB)

Text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 8

D. Aposticha stichera of Glory, Both now...(2/4/08) (95KB)

Text marked for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

"We Magnify...", melody in Soprano (2/5/08) (92KB)

Kievan

"We Magnify...", melody in Alto (2/5/08) (92KB)

Kievan

Matins Prokeimenon and Hymns after Psalm 50 for a temple of the New Martyrs of Russia (2/5/08) (120KB)

Znamenny Tone 4, Kievan Tone 6

G. Stichera of the Praises (2/6/08) (165KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 6, Special Melody "Having set all your hope..."

G. Stichera of the Praises (2/6/08) (110KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 6

Liturgy Prokeimenon (2/5/08) (92KB)

Znamenny, Tone 7

Selected Troparia of the Canon (revised 2/5/08) (142KB)

Klimov-Lebedev, Lesser Znamenny, Tone 6

January 22-28: Sunday of the New Martyrs of Russia (during Triodion)

Three Stichera on "Lord I have cried" (when 4 Triodion stichera) (2/4/10) (152KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 1, melody in Alto

Four Stichera on "Lord I have cried" (when 3 Triodion stichera), melody in Soprano (2/5/08) (152KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 1, final sticheron in Tone 8

Four Stichera on "Lord I have cried" (when 3 Triodion stichera), melody in Alto (2/4/08) (162KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 1, final sticheron in Tone 8

Old Testament Readings for Vespers (2/5/10) (8.5KB)

"Glory" Sticheron for Aposticha (2/5/10) (43KB)

Kievan Chant, Tone 6, melody in Soprano

G. Stichera of the Praises (2/6/08) (165KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 6, Special Melody "Having set all your hope..."

Troparion (2/3/07) (54KB)

Obikhod, Tone 4

Troparion (2/3/07) (54KB)

Kievan, Tone 4

Kontakion (2/3/07) (72KB)

Obikhod, Tone 3

1a. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (60KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. General Troparion of the Fathers "O God of our fathers..." (11/20/08) (67KB)

Abbreviated Greek Chant, Tone 4

January 27: Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom

Stichera on "Lord I have cried", with Psalm verses (for a weekday) (118KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody "As one valiant among the martyrs..."

1a. Troparion (2/8/08) (53KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 4

1b. Troparion (2/8/08) (69KB)

Moscow Synodal Choir Melody, Tone 4

2. Kontakion (2/9/08) (65KB)

N. Bakhmetev, Court Chant, Tone 2

3a. 1st set of stichera on "Lord I have cried", on a Weekday (2/9/09) (142KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody "As one valiant among the martyrs..."

3b. 1st set of stichera on "Lord I have cried", on a weekday (2/11/09) (87KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 4

4b. 2nd set of stichera on "Lord I have cried", on a weekday (2/11/09) (86KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 2

5. Doxasticon of "Lord Ihave cried", Old Testament Readings, Litia Stichera & Aposticha (2/11/09) (131KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant

6a. "We Magnify...", melody in Soprano (2/9/06) (83KB)

Kievan

6b. "We Magnify...", melody in Alto (2/9/06) (85KB)

Kievan

7a. Irmosi of the Canon; Refrains for on a weekday (Revised Odes 3&6 2/9/09) (151KB)

Tone 2, melody in Soprano

8. Stichera of the Praises, for a weekday (2/11/08) (147KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 5, Special Melody "Rejoice"

9. Stichera at Glory & Both now... of the Praises, on a weekday (2/11/08) (78KB)

Text pointed for Kievan Chant, Tone 5

January 30: Three Hierarchs (on a Triodion Sunday)

Stichera on "Lord I have cried", on a Triodion Sunday (2/8/08) (139KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 4, Special Melody "As one valiant among the martyrs..."

Canon "Come ye people..." (1/12/09) (151KB)

Tone 2, Melody in Soprano

Stichera of the Praises, with Psalm verses for Sunday (Revised 2/11/08) (143KB)

Optina Hermitage, Tone 5, Special Melody "Rejoice"

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