Draft:Stylianos Hourmouzios

Stylianos Hourmouzios, also spelled Chourmouzios (Greek: Στυλιανός Χουρμούζιος) (1848–1936) was a Cypriot cantor and archon protopsaltes of the Church of Cyprus.

Early life and education
Hourmouzios was born in Limassol, in a notable family from Omodos, that contributed to journalism, literature and music.

Cantor
In the early 20th century there was a debate on the influence of European music on Byzantine music, Hourmouzios was one of the proponents of Byzantine music, and he admonished those who were influenced by European music and changed Byzantine scales to match it.

His most notable student was Theodoulos Kallinikos.

Writer
In his written works he incorporated Cypriot Greek words, especially in the dialogues and in the speech of the narrator.

Journalist
In 1884 Hourmouzios started publishing and editing the newspaper Σάλπιγξ, which published the poems of Vasilis Michaelides.

Legacy
Hourmouzios is considered one of the great teachers of ecclesiastical Byzantine music in Cyprus, which he preserved both on a practical and a theoretical level.

Publications

 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1915). Ἐθνική Μοῦσα, περιέχουσα τούς εἰς βασικάς καί ἐθνικάς ἑορτάς ψαλλομένους ὕμνους ὡς καί τινα εἰδικά ἄσματα.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1922). Ἡ Νεκρώσιμος Ἀκολουθία κατά τό τυπικόν τῆς Μεγάλης τοῦ Χριστοῦ  Ἐκκλησίας.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1923). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Α’, τό  Ἀναστασιματάριον.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Μέθοδος πρός ταχεῖαν ἐκμάθησιν τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς μετά καί τινων σχολικῶν ἀσμάτων ἐν τῷ τέλει. Τύποις Θεσσαλονίκης.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Β’, τό Εἰρμολόγιον.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1924). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Γ’, ἡ Λειτουργία.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1926). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Ε’, τό Τριώδιον, μέρος Α’.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1926). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Ε’, τό Τριώδιον, μέρος Β’, ἡ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1927). Ἐκκλησιαστική Σάλπιγξ. Τόμος Στ’, τό Πεντηκοστάριον.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1934). Ὁ Δαμασκηνός, ἤτοι θεωρητικόν πλῆρες τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς.
 * Χουρμούζιος, Σ. (1936). Μέθοδος πρός ταχεῖαν ἐκμάθησιν τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς μετά καί τινων σχολικῶν ἀσμάτων ἐν τῷ τέλει (2nd ed.).