The "Liturgy of St Basil" is sung in Coptic, a language directly descended from that of the pharaohs; its melodies are also thought to have roots in ancient Egypt. This book, with musical score and full text in Coptic, Arabic and English, documents this ancient tradition.
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Dr. RAGHEB MOFTAH is head of the Department of Coptic Music and Hymns of the Coptic Institute of Higher Studies. Dr. MARGIT TOTH is an ethnomusicologist and former head of the Folk Music Department of the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum. Dr. MARTHA ROY is a retired educationalist and ethnomusicologist.
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