Chrysanthine notation

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Chrysanthine notation is the 19th-century reformed system of Byzantine musical notation that standardized and simplified the writing of Orthodox liturgical chant.

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Chrysanthine notation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine musical notation ⓘ
Orthodox liturgical chant notation ⓘ
musical notation system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs New Byzantine notation ⓘ
New Method of Byzantine notation ⓘ
appliesTo Eastern Orthodox Church chant ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine chant

Greek Orthodox liturgical music ⓘ
associatedWith Patriarchal School of Byzantine chant ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine chant
basedOn earlier Byzantine neumatic notation ⓘ
codifiedIn Theoretikon Mega by Chrysanthos of Madytos ⓘ
context Orthodox liturgical services ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ottoman Empire ⓘ
documentationLanguage Greek theoretical treatises ⓘ
feature clearer pitch relationships between neumes ⓘ
didactic manuals explaining notation rules ⓘ
reduced and rationalized neume inventory ⓘ
systematic rhythmic indications ⓘ
genre sacred music notation ⓘ
goal simplification of Byzantine musical notation ⓘ
standardization of Byzantine musical notation ⓘ
influenced modern practice of Byzantine chant ⓘ
influencedBy oral tradition of Byzantine chant ⓘ
introducedBy Chourmouzios Chartophylax ⓘ
Chrysanthos of Madytos ⓘ
Gregorios the Protopsaltes ⓘ
introducedIn 1814 ⓘ
inUseBy cantors (psaltai) of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
languageContext Greek ⓘ
namedAfter Chrysanthos of Madytos ⓘ
notationDomain monophonic chant ⓘ
notationSystemLevel reform of earlier Byzantine notation ⓘ
notationType neumatic notation ⓘ
predecessor Late Byzantine notation ⓘ
Middle Byzantine notation ⓘ
primaryFunction preservation of Orthodox chant repertoire ⓘ
region Constantinople ⓘ
Greek-speaking Orthodox world ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
standardizedBy Three Teachers of the New Method ⓘ
status dominant notation for Greek Orthodox chant since 19th century ⓘ
symbolType diastematic neumes ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
use notation of Byzantine chant ⓘ
writing Orthodox liturgical chant ⓘ
usedIn Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
Greek Orthodox liturgical books ⓘ

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Byzantine neumatic notation → laterReformedAs → Chrysanthine notation ⓘ