CHANT

CHANT –  (Sl. Glas, Gr. echos) There are eight chants for the singing of Troparions, the versicles at Vesper service and the Canon of the Matins. The chants change every week and follow in progressive order and keep the cycles throughout the year.? There are eight tones or modes in the Orthodox Byzantine chant, chanted by the chanters or cantors.