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 

 <Need Notes> 

 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