Eight Tones
These recordings of the Eight Tones of the Russian Orthodox Church were made by Hieromonk Sergii (Shatrov) of Holy Transfiguration Monastery (near Bombala, New South Wales). The recordings are in Church Slavonic and are made available in MP3 format for those who wish to learn the chants of the Russian Church.
The melodies given here generally follow those given in The Precentor's Companion (the Спутникъ Псаломщика), published with the blessing of New Hieromartyr St. Arsenius, Archbishop of Novgorod, in 1916 (and most recently republished by the Printshop of St. Job of Pochaev, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY in 2000).
| Tone | Troparion and Theotokion | Lord I have Cried and First Sticheron | Prokeimenon, Let Every Breath and Alleluia | Irmosi (Odes 1 and 3-9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tone 1 | troparion | sticheron sticheron (Cabramatta variant)* |
matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 2 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 3 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 4 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy ** |
irmosi |
| Tone 5 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 6 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 7 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
| Tone 8 | troparion | sticheron | matins liturgy |
irmosi |
* The "Cabramatta variant" of the first sticheron tone is the variant used at the Protection of the Holy Virgin Church in Cabramatta, Sydney.
** The tone 4 liturgy recording includes only the "Alleluia", not the liturgy prokeimenon.