Coptic chanting is among the oldest living liturgical traditions in the world, preserved for centuries through oral transmission and performance. Much of what we hear today survives thanks to the lifelong work of Ragheb Moftah, who devoted more than seventy-five years to documenting Coptic Orthodox chants. Beginning in the 1920s, he collaborated with the British composer Ernest Newlandsmith, whom he supported in transcribing major portions of the liturgy, including the Liturgy of St. Basil. Moft