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Please let me add lust a little info about a very famous composer and choral conductor in Russia: Pavel Chesnokov who was for many years the chief conductor and composer-in-residence at Christ the Saviour Cathedral (my home Parish) has written somewhat over 500 works for choir, 400 of which are meant to be performed during liturgy or other occasions, whilst 100 are of a more secular nature.
By the age of thirty he had written about 333 pieces for choir. His music is in many ways specifically "calculated and written" with the enormous acoustic space of the Cathedral in mind. Of course, they can very well be performed in other venues too. He has also written a book entitled "The Choir, and how to direct it". There is a most excellent translation done by Vladimir Morosan and published by Musica Russica in San Diego, which is wholly owned and operated by Mr. Morosan. If you are a lover or practitioner of Choral Music, please do try to get hold of a copy - it is most enlightening.
Back to Grechaninov: Sadly, he stopped composing when the godless Bolsheviks demolished the Cathedral. The man was heart-broken because of what had happened. Thankfully, Russians from all over sent funds, and with gifts from the Moscow City Government the Cathedral was rebuilt and now its quite an establishment. There is a huge Concert Hall underneath the Cathedral and another huge Sanctuary to boot.
Cheers,
CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:
By the age of thirty he had written about 333 pieces for choir. His music is in many ways specifically "calculated and written" with the enormous acoustic space of the Cathedral in mind. Of course, they can very well be performed in other venues too. He has also written a book entitled "The Choir, and how to direct it". There is a most excellent translation done by Vladimir Morosan and published by Musica Russica in San Diego, which is wholly owned and operated by Mr. Morosan. If you are a lover or practitioner of Choral Music, please do try to get hold of a copy - it is most enlightening.
Back to Grechaninov: Sadly, he stopped composing when the godless Bolsheviks demolished the Cathedral. The man was heart-broken because of what had happened. Thankfully, Russians from all over sent funds, and with gifts from the Moscow City Government the Cathedral was rebuilt and now its quite an establishment. There is a huge Concert Hall underneath the Cathedral and another huge Sanctuary to boot.
Cheers,
CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:
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