Geʿez hymnals with music notation (Orthodox)

(1) Praises of Mary and Antiphonary for the Season of Lent

Written in Western musical notation by Paulos Badima. Manuscript, i + 14 folios, 1927 A.M. [1935/36 A.D.]. Located at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa. Ref. Code: IES 03488. [Information according to Handlist IES, p. 204]

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Note

Paulos Badima, son of Qes Badima Yalew, studied music and became the leader of the municipal band. He was killed during the Addis Ababa riots of 2–5 May 1936 (Bahru Zewde, Pioneers of Change, p. 81)

Further reading

Delamarter, Steve, Jacopo Gnisci, and Jeremy R. Brown, eds. A Handlist of the Manuscripts in the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, vol. 1: The Gəʿəz and Amharic Materials of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tradition (Ethiopic Manuscripts, Texts, and Studies Series 19). Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2026.

Cross-reference

» Liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church