jan 1, 1450 - Octoechos (Byzantine Chant) printed
Description:
contains a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to the "eight echoi"Byzantine Chant may have existed as early as the 4th century, but this is one of the earliest chant manuscripts of the oral tradition
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1450
Now
~ 575 years ago