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The Aposticha (Greek: Άπόστιχα'; Slavonic: stikhíry na stikhóvne) are a set of hymns (stichera) accompanied by psalm verses (stichos)^[1] that are chanted towards the end of Vespers and Matins in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite.

Description

The Greek term literally means "[hymns] on the verses." The aposticha belong to a family of hymns, known as stichera, which are normally tied to psalm verses in the Daily Office. Unlike other stichera, which normally follow their psalm verses, the aposticha are unique in that they precede their psalm verses.

Aposticha are found at Vespers every day (except when the Liturgy, whether of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil or the Presanctified Gifts, follows), and at Great Compline when it forms part of a vigil (for Christmas, Theophany and the Annunciation), but at Matins they occur only on ordinary weekdays, being omitted on higher-ranking feast days.

At Vespers on Sundays (i.e., Saturday evening) there is one more sticheron than on weekdays. The aposticha at Sunday Vespers form an acrostic in the original Greek (the first sticheron is not part of the acrostic).

References

^ Kallistos (Ware), Bishop; Mary, Mother (1969), "Glossary", The Festal Menaion (Translated from the Original Greek), London: Faber and Faber (published 1984), pp. 545–6, ISBN 0-571-11137-8

Sources

Archimandrite Ephrem, "Aposticha" and "Sticheron" in Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 1999.) ISBN 0-631-18966-1
Monks of New Skete, "Introduction" in Hymns of Entreaty (Cambridge, New York: New Skete, 1987.) ISBN 0-935129-09-X

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Composers	Romanos the Melodist Andrew of Crete John of Damascus Cosmas of Maiuma Stephen the Sabaite Theodore the Studite Theophanes the Branded Kassia Joseph the Hymnographer Joseph the Confessor Leo VI the Wise Constantine VII Nikephoros Ethikos Gregorios Glykys John Koukouzelis Xenos Korones Joannes Glykys John Kladas John Laskaris Manuel Chrysaphes* Janus Plousiadenos
Theorists	Michael Psellos George Pachymeres Manuel Bryennios
Liturgy	Paschal troparion Octoechos
Forms	Aposticha Canon Cherubikon Byzantine Rite Kathisma Koinonikon Kontakion Akathist Troparion Sticheron
Theory	Petasti 72 equal temperament Byzantine Musical Symbols Echos Octoechos Nenano Neobyzantine Octoechos Hagiopolitan Octoechos Papadic Octoechos Nana (echos) Ison
Instruments	Byzantine lyra Cretan lyra Thaboura Organon
Scholars	Enrica Follieri Solon Hadjisolomos Peter Jeffery Oliver Strunk Miloš Velimirović Egon Wellesz
Performers	Greek Byzantine Choir Nikodimos Kabarnos Iakovos Nafpliotis Konstantinos Pringos Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas
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