Concept of a spiritual concert in the system of Orthodox worship: Features of the genre's life in the second half of the XVIII - early XIX century Cover Image

Концепція духовного концерту в системі православного богослужіння: особливості побутування жанру в другій половині ХVІІІ – на початку ХІХ століття
Concept of a spiritual concert in the system of Orthodox worship: Features of the genre's life in the second half of the XVIII - early XIX century

Author(s): Volodymyr Mudryk
Subject(s): Music, Sociology of Culture, 18th Century, 19th Century, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: concert spiritual; liturgical hymn; prayers; doxology; dogmatism; troparion; kondakion;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses one of the most popular genres of Orthodox church music, works belonging to the genre of spiritual concert. The features of the liturgical chants of the second half of XVIII – early XIX century and held parallel to the present are analyzed. The article focuses on the difference of liturgical chants and non liturgical use of this genre, and also provides an attempt of their classification. The thesis that the genre of spiritual chants concert of the Ukrainian culture is the heritage of national importance is emphasized.