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Russian Liturgical Music is the musical tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church. This tradition began with the importation of the Byzantine Empire's religious music when the Kievan Rus' converted to Orthodoxy in 988.
Dmitry Bortniansky (1751–1825) was the most prolific composer of choral concertos.. The choral concerto (Russian: хоровой концерт, romanized: khorovoy kontsert, Ukrainian: Хоровий концерт, romanized: khoroviy kontsert), occasionally known as vocal concerto [citation needed] or church concerto [citation needed]) is a genre of sacred music which arose in the Russian ...
Rachmaninoff's work is a culmination of the preceding two decades of interest in Russian sacred music, as initiated by Tchaikovsky's setting of the all-night vigil. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The similarities between the works, such as the extensive use of traditional chants, demonstrates the extent of Tchaikovsky's influence; however, Rachmaninoff's setting ...
Tchaikovsky's setting of the Divine Liturgy, along with his All-Night Vigil and his nine sacred songs, were of seminal importance in the later interest in Orthodox music. [8] [22] [23] Other composers, encouraged by the freedom created by the new lack of restriction on sacred music, soon followed Tchaikovsky's example. [9]
Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks from Russia is the first release in the Hearts of Space Records series 'Sacred Treasures'. The 1998 compilation album is composed of choral pieces from the Russian Orthodox Church .
Russian music went through a long history, beginning with ritual folk songs and the sacred music of the Russian Orthodox Church. The 19th century saw the rise of highly acclaimed Russian classical music, and in the 20th century major contributions by various composers such as Igor Stravinsky as well as Soviet composers, while the modern styles ...
An oktavist is an exceptionally deep-ranged basso profondo, especially typical of Russian Orthodox choral music.This voice type has a vocal range which extends down to A 1 (an octave below the baritone range) and sometimes to F 1 (an octave below the bass staff) with the extreme lows for oktavists, such as Mikhail Zlatopolsky or Alexander Ort, reaching C 1.
Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov (Russian: Георгий Васильевич Свиридов [n 1]; 16 December 1915 – 6 January 1998) was a Soviet and Russian composer.He is most widely known for his choral music, strongly influenced by the traditional chant of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as his orchestral works which often celebrate elements of Russian culture.