Από το μονόχορδο του Πυθαγόρα στον πολύχορδο κανόνα της Ανατολής, από το ψαλτήρι του Δαυΐδ στο όργανο που εξυψώνει τη μουσική δημιουργία. Αγκαλιά με το κανόνι, να περιδιαβαίνει τους τρόπους της αρχαιοελληνικής μουσικής σκέψης, την πνευματικότητα των ήχων του Βυζαντίου για να καταλήξει στη δροσερή σημερινή μουσική πραγματικότητα.

Κarpathios' Web site

The Tettix School and its president, Giorgos Naoum, are pleased to present a new work by Manolis Karpathios featuring Rebetiko songs transcribed in Byzantine notation and marked with fingerings for the *kanonaki*. This is an innovative work that, for the first time, formally documents Rebetiko songs within the system of Byzantine music, highlighting the continuity of Greek music from ancient times to the present day.


The ancient musical modes, the Byzantine principal and plagal *echoi* (modes)—indeed, the entire richness of the Greek musical edifice—are all evident within the Rebetiko musical tradition. The foreword is written by Ilias Voliotis-Kapetanakis. This serves as yet another educational tool for students and teachers, brought to you by the Tettix School.
Main distribution: Nektarios Panagopoulos Publications (Tel. 210 3224819).


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With undiminished interest and an exceptionally high level of interpretation, the graduation and diploma exams at the School of Traditional Music of the Holy Church of Metamophosis  in the Municipality of Metamorfosis continued today, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

After the successful exams in Byzantine Music, the baton was passed to traditional instruments, with students being examined in a wide range of the Panhellenic and Eastern musical tradition. The exams covered various categories, specifically stringed and aerophone instruments, such as lute, oud, political and Pontic lyra, tambourine, santouri, kanunaki, traditional violin, clarinet, ney, flute, souravli and askavlo.

Once again, the presence of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Culture, Ms. Angeliki Bali, ensured the validity and official prestige of the procedure.

In the kanun class, Manolis Karpathios participated in the committee. Here in the photo, next to the tireless worker of Greek traditional music, Father Christos Kyriakopoulos.

The third stop of the encomium, the well-known "Ai geneai paasi", as it is in its original form, is interpreted by Manolis Karpathios with his kanun. A brilliant melody, it captivates and relaxes the listener so that he can accept the highest musical messages of the encomium. From a 17th century manuscript, Simon Karas explained the old notation, decoded the musical writing of that era so that we have this masterpiece today. This is followed by a variation of the theme that highlights the main melodic line that exists in Byzantine notation (notes) in the music book Megali Ebdomada by Georgios Raidestinos, who also follows the tradition of Petros Lampadaris of the Peloponnese (18th century) of this enormous musical figure.

The musicians are:
Manolis Karpathios, kanunaki
Nikos Paraoulakis, ney
Michalis Asikis, keyboards.

Programming-arrangement, Michalis Asikis.
The recording was done at Studio Romana with sound engineer Michalis Asikis.
Creative, Dimitris Katsoulakos.

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