Monumenta Musicae Byzantinae

University of Copenhagen, Saxo Institute, Dept. of Greek and Latin

Detail of the so-called 'Chartres fragment' with musical notation, beginning of the sticheron Ἡ σοφία τοῦ Θεοῦ. Fourth plagal mode. Image of the whole piece (232Kb).

The editorial program of MMB began in 1935 uer the direction of Carsten Høeg. Since then, the University of Copenhagen has housed continuous research activities in the field of Byzantine chant. MMB is published under the auspices of Union Académique Internationale and has been suppoarted by the Carlsberg Foundation.

16-17 June 2006 - Open Symposium:

The Current State of Byzantine Musical Studies
after 75 Years of MMB

(See Program, Abstracts etc.)