The Akathistos Hymn occupies an necessary within the reverential interval of Nice Lent and is among the hottest and well-known hymns, each when it comes to its melody and poetry. Its inclusion within the Triodio may be defined by the truth that the content material is linked to the joyful message of the Annunciation, which is why the Fridays earlier than and after the feast each announce it and recall it.
A particular place within the service of the Akathistos belongs to the proem to the kontakion ‘To you victorious chief of triumphant hosts. It’s sung ‘slowly and melodically’, clearly with a view to emphasize the historic depth of the religion of Christians that ‘the triumphant chief’ is our protectress and helper in each type of trial and hazard. One such occasion was in 626, when she saved Constantinople from invaders.
From the perspective of the musical setting, it’s value mentioning that, not like different kontakia of the Byzantine interval, that of the Akathistos Hymn is about to music as a complete by Byzantine and post-Byzantine melodists (14th- 18th c.).
The previous Protopsaltis Archon Leonidas Asteris interprets ‘ To you triumphant chief’, because it was usually sung within the Patriarchal church, ‘slowly and melodically’.
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