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| − | The '''irmos''' is the initial verse of each individual ode in a [[canon]], sung by the choir; from the Greek verb "to tie." The irmos presents a pattern for all of the [[troparion|troparia]] which follow within a given ode. | + | The '''irmos''' is the initial verse of each individual ode in a [[canon]], sung by the choir; from the Greek verb "to tie." The irmos presents a pattern for all of the [[troparion|troparia]] which follow within a given ode. It also gives its name to the '''irmologic''' forms of [[Byzantine chant]]. |
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Revision as of 18:06, February 17, 2005
The irmos is the initial verse of each individual ode in a canon, sung by the choir; from the Greek verb "to tie." The irmos presents a pattern for all of the troparia which follow within a given ode. It also gives its name to the irmologic forms of Byzantine chant.
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