ORTHODOX WEDDING CEREMONY and NEW-YEAR SERVICE CD
Issued: 1993
Style: orthodox music
Company: Gega New GD142
As a continuation of GEGA NEWs idea to present troparia and chants from the Passion Week common in the practice of East-Orthodox community, Miroslav POPSAVOV has selected in this CD some of the most typical for the New-Year service chants related to the wedding ceremony. The psalms glorifying God and Jesus Christ are arranged in the order required by the canons.
Most of the melodies, of ancient origin, have been arranged by Degtyarev, Bakhmetiev and Dobri Hristov. The most popular among them are Mnogoletie (For Many Years) and Dostoino est (Meet It Is) which have also become concerto pieces in the repertoire of the Slavic male choirs. The CD is of interest for everybody who would want to look into the world of Orthodox music, the ancient roots of which are in the Byzantine chant and service. Later on, in Church-Slavonic singing there were not only transferred canons, troparia and various jubilation modulae, but there were also created new chants on the basis of Bolgarskii rospev and the so called znamenii chant, elements of which are present in some of the works included in this CD.
Contents:
Griadi ot Livan, nevesto
Psalm 127
Velika ektenia
Prokimen, aliluia, slava
Otche nash
Isale, liuvaj. Sveti mychenici. Slava na tebe. Hriste Bozhe
Dotojno est
Mnogoletie
Velika ektenia
Bog. Gospod
Prokimen. Aleluia
Suguba ektenia
Teb Boga hvalim
Mnogoletie
