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Russian church singing / Johannes von Gardner ; translated [and edited] by Vladimir Morosan.

Author/creator Gardner, Johann von, 1898-1984
Other author/creatorMorosan, Vladimir, translator, editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCrestwood, NY : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1980-2000.
Description2 volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleBogosluzhebnoe penie russkoĭ pravoslavnoĭ t︠s︡erkvi. English
Incomplete content v. 1. Orthodox worship and hymnography. The system of orthodox liturgical singing : concepts and terminology ; The liturgical system of the orthodox church ; The system of Russian liturgical singing ; Periodization of Russian liturgical singing -- v. 2. History from the origins to the mid-seventeenth century. The period of origins ; The period of Kondakarian singing ; The period dominated by Znamenny chant ; The period of early Russian polyphony.
Abstract This comprehensive study is intended to serve not only as a standard reference work but also as the cornerstone and inspiration for future research into the music of the Russian Orthodox Church. As its author emphasizes, the music of the Orthodox Church cannot be understood in purely aesthetic categories, apart from the liturgical context which determines both its content and its function. Accordingly, this first volume examines not only the early history of Russian chant, but also the structure of Orthodox worship and the poetical forms of its hymnography. Dr. Johann von Gardner, the eminent Russian-born musicologist, holds the Chair of Russian Liturgical Music at the University of Munich. Over the past fifty years he has written over 300 articles on liturgical music as well as several major scholarly books. This book represents the culmination of his scholarly labors. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press publishes a wide selection of books on Orthodox theology, worship, history, spirituality and art. These include such works as Theology of the Icon by Leonid Ouspensky, an illustrated exploration of the Orthodox understanding of the icon; Introduction to Liturgical Theology by Alexander Schmemann, which studies the ordo or "shape" of Orthodox worship and its historical evolution from its beginnings down to the Byzantine synthesis of the ninth-twelfth centuries; Nicholas Cabasilas' Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, a classic expression of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology; and The Russians and Their Church by Nicholas Zernov, a popular survey of the entire scope of Russian Church history. All four books provide further insights into the life and thought of the Orthodox Church.
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY--Missing volume 2.
General noteGerman translation has title: System und Wesen des russischen Kirchengesanges.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other titleOrthodox worship and hymnography.
LCCN 79027480
ISBN0913836567 (v. 1) :
ISBN0881410462 (v. 2)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3060 .G22 1980 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold