tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post6135448345758969360..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: I have posted this before...William Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-2768511577308112962007-09-27T13:05:00.000-05:002007-09-27T13:05:00.000-05:00That's good stuff!That's good stuff!Eric Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234407421710211220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-32311289282167876462007-09-25T18:12:00.000-05:002007-09-25T18:12:00.000-05:00Fr. Weedon,Thanks for sending that to me. It is f...Fr. Weedon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sending that to me. It is frightful yet joyful at the same time. Definitely not Byzantine; it sounds Carpatho-Russian, defiintely later than Russian Znammeny chant or Valaam chant. And it's not tone 8 either, sounds tone 1 or tone 5.<BR/><BR/>The file said that this was done by the St. Lawrence Choir. If I'm not mistaken they are a ROCOR church and they do put out some recordings. I'll have to pick one up. <BR/><BR/>I would post it on your blog. Everyone should hear this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-37983117955605771022007-09-25T12:58:00.000-05:002007-09-25T12:58:00.000-05:00Fr. Weedon,Could you send the music to me as an MP...Fr. Weedon,<BR/><BR/>Could you send the music to me as an MP3 file to my personal email? Or could you recount the CD's title? I'd really like to know. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-91599525596362892502007-09-25T12:38:00.000-05:002007-09-25T12:38:00.000-05:00Christopher,I was listening to it, not chanting it...Christopher,<BR/><BR/>I was listening to it, not chanting it. I have it on my computer. I've no idea which tone it is being sung to, though. It is from a CD with the same name.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-84154736953035610272007-09-25T12:32:00.000-05:002007-09-25T12:32:00.000-05:00Fr. Weedon,Thanks for posting material from St. Jo...Fr. Weedon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting material from St. John Damascene, who is, of course, my patron saint. This particular text is chanted in the Byzantine tradition in Tone 8 which can be both really joyful and somber at the same time, depending on which scale you use. <BR/><BR/>Actually, at Orthodox funerals, all of the aposticha of St. John Damascene are chanted, one from each of the eight tones and this was the last one. I had to chant the funeral service yesterday for a member of our congregation who reposed in Christ on Friday. I didn't chant it but my colleague did (a superb chanter in the Byzantine rite) and it put things really in perspective.<BR/><BR/>BTW, what music are you using when you sing this? Could you forward it on to me? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com