Troparion
As Troparion a short song is called, which is part of the Orthodox liturgy. It usually consists of a stanza ( stanza ), rarely also of several stanzas. In this case, all punches are sung in the same melody.
In Troparion a healing event or a saint is often thought to whom is dedicated the church year a certain day. It thus belongs to the proprium, the changing from day to day parts of worship. In addition, there are also troparia with other functions in the liturgy.
Examples
- Trisagion
- Theo Tokion, Troparion, which sings of the mystery of the Incarnation of the Theotokos.
- Doxastikón, Troparion in honor of the Trinity
- Troparion of the Christmas Day:
- Ostertroparion:
- Apolytíkion, Troparion to the dismissal at the end of the service (similar to the Ite missa est in the Roman liturgy)
- Stichiròn, a Troparion, which is inserted between the psalm verses