Services to Russian and Serbian saints in the Context of the Annual Circle of Church Singing of the 16th– 17th Centuries Cover Image

Службы русским и сербским святым в контексте годового круга церковного пения XVI–XVII веков
Services to Russian and Serbian saints in the Context of the Annual Circle of Church Singing of the 16th– 17th Centuries

Author(s): Natal´ia Vasil´evna Ramazanova
Subject(s): Music, 16th Century, 17th Century, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: Russian saints; Serbian saints; services; Stichirarions; musical methods;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the services of Russian and Serbian saints in the context of the General artistic space of Russia during the period when it remained the only Orthodox state. А significant number of services to the Roman, Byzantine, Russian and Slavic Saints written in the most complete Sticherarions with the subtitle “D’iach’ie oko”, at that сhants to Russian and Serbian saints, were created in Russia. Composers based on Byzantine canons, including the structure of services, sequence of chants, orientation to common models. One-type artistic techniques are used in worship services. However, chants differed significantly, as the singers creatively treated poetic texts using different musical methods.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 61-77
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Russian