Chrysanthos of Madytos explained

Chrysanthos of Madytos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Χρύσανθος ὁ ἐκ Μαδύτων; c. 1770 – 1846) was a Greek poet, chanter, Archimandrite, and Archbishop, born in Madytos. In preparation of the first printed books of Orthodox chant, he was responsible for a reform of the Byzantine notation within the New Music School of the Patriarchate, along with Gregorios the Protopsaltes and Chourmouzios the Archivist who transcribed the traditional repertory into the Chrysanthine notation.

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. Καταβασίαι των δεσποτικών και θεομητορικών εορτών συντεθείσα (sic) μέν παρά του μουσικολογιωτάτου κυρού Πέτρου λαμπαδαρίου του Λακεδαίμονος τω δέ,αωια΄ υπό Χρυσάνθου τα χρονικά μέτρα διαιρεθείσαι, της κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου, ήχος α΄ Πεποικιλμένη τη θεία δόξη. 1811. Chrysanthos of Madytos. Petros Peloponnesios. 26 January 2013.

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