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Peter Byzantios

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Peter Byzantios was born in the eighteenth century in Neochorion of Bosphorus. Little else is known of his early life. He was a pupil of Peter the Peloponnesian. Peter Byzantios began to compose his own works based on the musical scripture of his teacher, which he also used to 'explain' many lessons written in Koukkouzeles' twelfth century notation[http://www.ec-patr.net/en/history/koukkouzeles.htm].
Peter composed a series of cherubic hymns, that is, one in each mode, and three series of communion [[hymn]]s, and Praises (Αἰνεῖτε) for Sundays. His cherubic hymns and one series of his communion hymn compositions were published in various anthologies under the name of ''Petros the Byzantios'', and his shorter communion hymns under the name of ''John the Lambadarios''. He also wrote short Heirmologion, katavasias, a [[Doxology|doxology]], kekragaria, praises of medium length, and other lessons with the author annotated ''the student'' (of Petros the Peloponnesian).
In 1802, Peter was appointed Archcantor of the Great Church. However, because he took a second marriage, Peter was terminated in 1804 as archcantor by [[Patriarch]] Callinicus V, as cantors of the Great Church were not allowed to have a second marriage. Following his dismissal he fled to Chersona, and thus acquired the title ''Fugitive''. Later, he moved again to Iasion in Thrace, where he died in 1808.
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