The Octoechos - Vol. II: Tones III & IV For her fans

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The Octoechos - Vol. II: Tones III & IV For her fanstrans. Isaac Lambertsen The Octoechos, or Book of the Eight Tones, contains all the hymns in the form of verses, troparia, kontakia, canons, etc., which are divided into eight groups of melodies, or "tones." Each tone in turn contains the hymnody for an entire week, so that the complete Octoechos is repeated every eight weeks throughout most of the year. The arrangement of ecclesiastical chanting into tones was entirely the work of the famous