Chrysanthos of Madytos ( el, Χρύσανθος ὁ ἐκ Μαδύτων; c. 1770 – 1846) was a Greek poet, chanter,

Archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") who ...

, and

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

, born in

Madytos Madytos ( el, Μάδυτος) is a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volvi, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,460 in 2011. The ...

. In preparation of the first printed books of Orthodox chant, he was responsible for a reform of the Byzantine notation within the New Music School of the Patriarchate, along with Gregorios the Protopsaltes and

Chourmouzios the Archivist Chourmouzios the Archivist or Chourmouzios Chartophylax ( gr, Χουρμούζιος ὁ Χαρτοφύλαξ, "Chourmoúzios the Chartophýlax"), also known with the nickname "the Chalkenteros" (, "he with a copper intestine"), born Chourmouzios ...

who transcribed the traditional repertory into the Chrysanthine notation.

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Chrysanthos and the reform of Orthodox chant

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Chrysanthos of Madytos Chrysanthos of Madytos ( el, Χρύσανθος ὁ ἐκ Μαδύτων; c. 1770 – 1846) was a Greek poet, chanter, Archimandrite, and Archbishop, born in Madytos. In preparation of the first printed books of Orthodox chant, he was responsible fo ...

Entry at Orthodox Wiki Composers from the Ottoman Empire Eastern Orthodox liturgical music 1770s births 1846 deaths Year of birth uncertain Music theorists 19th-century Greek people Greeks from the Ottoman Empire 19th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops People from Madytos Male classical composers 18th-century Greek musicians 19th-century Greek musicians 18th-century Greek poets 18th-century Greek writers 19th-century Greek poets 19th-century Greek writers 19th-century male musicians {{Greece-music-bio-stub