Liturgy of St Cyril: Tunes & Sources

Musical Tradition of the Liturgy of St Cyril

Very little is recorded, only the four hymns

• The Ancient Tune (لحن العتيقة): Mlm Mikhail
  • Mlm Mikhail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXhLcOYYu4s 
    
• Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ (in the night):  Mlm Nassif Abdelmessih (he taught it in the Seminary of Cairo)
  
  • Mlm Nassif: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nlt5v7gx8e9ns0lvnn5fq/Khen-Piegorh.mp3?rlkey=e6rgbfazdduy1knjqvcd4aops&dl=0 
• ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ: Mlm Tawfik and Mlm Nassif  
  
  • Mlm Nassif: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sh4ncmlhx7gl7gfh5kci9/Commemoration-Cyril-Nenioti.mp3?rlkey=vsawflkh9w1fl45abouzeqpy9&dl=0
  • Mlm Tawfik: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fozfwa0b8huh0x2c7dko5/02-Cyrillian-Commemoration-Introduction-Cantor-Tawfik-Youssef.mp3?rlkey=tq71kufw68omgm2f6nsjxtr0t&dl=0 
• ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ - Mlm Mikhail recorded part; Complete: Mlm Nassif, Mlm Tawfik, Mlm Wisa Attia (St Mary Luxor, disciple of Mlm Mikhail), Mlm Farag Armanios (El Fayoum; disciple of Mlm Mikhail) - very similar to Mlm Nassif's recording.
  
  • Mlm Nassif: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/85eihz9msk26vjpxdpnv7/Okoti-Je-Anon_M.Nasef-Abdelmessih.mp3?rlkey=cnfbmkwmf90e3rk0qetmusmz7&dl=0 
  • Mlm Tawfik: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vt0ncaxxawu7vpnzjnu45/03-Cyrillian-Commemoration-Conclusion-Cantor-Tawfik-Youssef.mp3?rlkey=szlfmunghbzg73qs9divcmups&dl=0 
  • Mlm Wissa: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/57g9qi8vh7v8tkp91hln0/Okoti-Je-Anon-2.mp3?rlkey=63izn8wjvzle356fzgmxazjfk&dl=0 

Fr Metias Nasr affixed the Liturgy of St Cyril on the tunes of the Liturgy of St Gregory (described below).

• Recording with HICS in the 1990s https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2qzs51zs316y9k0pjx2g2/AIp5IZnM2RxfEAMDfC6X_oQ?rlkey=d9495hkp2lsfrvpemqhdxkpiv&dl=0  

Thank God, He preserved for us our tradition at the hands of our fathers the monks:

• Anba Estefanous of Om Dorman and Aqbara (originally from Deir El-Muharraq): Reconciliation Prayer, ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲉ ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ
  • https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3l2gir52ztbes96rdsz7c/Reconciliation-and-Anaphora-St.-Cyril.MP3?rlkey=d26c27hsyk5adx9en89pab1e3&dl=0 
• Rev. Fr. the Monk Kozman al-Baramousi: Complete Liturgy of St Cyril
  • https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/wlf3daiasg4o1ifysi8zq/AG7QIgHyX-phvRhhMUI4fiY?rlkey=g60gmojjr78xjpp8mknis6koz&dl=0 
  • Learned it from Mlm Labib Mikhail - Alexandria
  • Monk who was very knowledgeable in Liturgics, Greek Language, Coptic Language in Sahidic and Bohairic.
    • He was the translator for HH Pope Kyrillos VI in his trip to Greece
    • He was invited by the Vatican to go and translate their Coptic Manuscripts but declined
  • The elders of Deir El Baramos and HG Bishop Makarios Minya witness to him
    

In 2015, Fr Abraam el-Abnoby recordings a rendition of it (described below).

• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/44wlnfwv313wuzoyxwnvw/AMsHQZ3M4q1KdxBzv-Xoxpg?rlkey=l8lod1ava42tdklgdrnlnx5w9&dl=0

The Rendition of Fr Metias Nasr

Description

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDpk8uBFys

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Recordings

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2qzs51zs316y9k0pjx2g2/AIp5IZnM2RxfEAMDfC6X_oQ?rlkey=d9495hkp2lsfrvpemqhdxkpiv&dl=0  

The Rendition of Fr Abraam El-Abnoby

Description

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/007oezrt41rkpyoc1sqq8/.pdf?rlkey=26bfq71rxwvv7v8id2kabrzhx&dl=0 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZwZO7-S1A 

HG Bishop Lucas of Abnob and Fat7 and Assiut el Gadeeda, and St Mina of Abnob Mountain encouraged the work of Fr Abraam el Abnoby to record the Liturgy of St Cyril

• Reconciliation Prayer
  • HG Bishop Estefanous
• Anaphora
  • HG Bishop Estefanous - Short way
  • Rev. Fr. Kozman al-Baramousi - Long Way
    • Musically, the part of ⲉϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ is similar to the Gregorian
• Ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ/Ⲭⲟⲩⲁⲃ
  • Rev. Fr. Kozman al-Baramousi
    • Similar to the Basilian
• ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ
  • Cantor Nassif (Similar to Gregorian)
  • Fr Kozman records a short way
• ϯⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ (after Amen Amen Amen)
  • Has a specific tune
• Litanies, Signings, Supplications, ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ, Fraction
  • Fr. Kozman - same as Cantor Sadek from Basil and Gregory
  • Fr Metias Nasr
• Commemoration Introduction (ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ)
  • Cantor Nassif Abdelmessih
  • Cantor Tawfik Youssef
• Commemoration Conclusion (ⲟⲩⲭ ⲟⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ)
  • Cantor Mikhail Girgis - main source, but there is consensus on it by all
  • Cantor Nassif Abdelmessih
  • Cantor Tawfik Youssef
  • Cantor Mahrous
  • Cantor Wissa Attia
• Diptych (ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ)
  • Well-known and recorded with consensus
  • HICS
• Litany of the Departed 
  • HH Pope Kyrillos VI commissioned the Liturgy of St Basil to be recorded in a teaching way by Cantor Fahim Girgis and Dr Youssef Mansour to be sent to the churches of the Diaspora
    • Cantor Fahim Girgis - Priest parts
    • Dr Youssef Mansour (disciple of Cantor Mikhail Girgis) - Deacon parts
    • https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/vatkoyhi7l8fdcv0w8qsy/AEVz_SQJGNu7uY7SaFTozPU?rlkey=yls85nq1rmtegatyxu0rmbt41&dl=0 
• The Ancient Tune (لحن العتيقة)
  • Cantor Mikhail Girgis
• Ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ
  • Rev. Fr Kozman al-Baramousi

Recordings

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/44wlnfwv313wuzoyxwnvw/AMsHQZ3M4q1KdxBzv-Xoxpg?rlkey=l8lod1ava42tdklgdrnlnx5w9&dl=0 

Congregation Responses in YouTube

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnoOgpFfaJU 
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn6OcoFbcm8 
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6A_hZfLWg 
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeyyoFgj1Cc 
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzgDZ1qV8g