Automelon
Automelon (Greek: auto, "self" + melon, "melody"; Church Slavonic: samopodoben)—pl. automela—is a sticheron which haa it's own melody, and serves as a model for other stichera. [1] Some examples of automela are "O most marvellous wonder", and "O house of Ephratha."<ref>Some examples in Russian chant can be found here [1]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Notes
- ↑ Nikita Simmons, The Three Classes of Melodic Forms for Stichera - Idiomelon, 2002
