| Hymns are formal expressions of praise or declarations of God's truth. Troparia and Kontakia are two early forms of hymns that became incorporated into the Church's worship.At the conclusion of the Fifth Ecumenical Council, Emperor Justinian I is reputed to have composed a hymn summarizing the council's conclusion, Only begotten Son. That hymn was since incorporated into the Divine Liturgy of John Chrysostom and is still widely sung today.For the most part, only the text of these hymns are known, not the music. The earliest known hymn with music notation is the so-called Oxyrhynchus hymn, named after the site of the discovery and dated to the 3rd century. It is one of the last known pieces written in an ancient Greek letter notation. It is difficult to make statements about the musical qualities of the early Christian music because of the dearth of evidence, and it is not clear what influence this sort of hymn had on later Christian music. | ||
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