Liturgical Cycles of Sergei Rachmaninov in Light of Church Tradition

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Anna V. Lapenko

Abstract

This article considers the relationship of different strata of the
society, its different generations, to the content and style of Rachmaninov’s
Liturgy of John Chrysostom and Vespers. The author poses a question
about two traditions, sacred and secular, in Russian 20th-century culture
and about the metamorphosis of perception of worship music in the
secular context. The author discusses the historical aspect of relationship
between Orthodox liturgical chants with the composer’s aesthetic
concepts in the course of 17th-19th centuries, as well as historical and
political mechanisms which gave impetus to renovation of the Orthodox
liturgy.

Keywords: Sergei Rachmaninov, Liturgical cycle, Synodal choir,
Church singing, worship

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How to Cite
Lapenko, A. V. (2009). Liturgical Cycles of Sergei Rachmaninov in Light of Church Tradition. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 5(2), 96–101. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/651
Section
Russian Sacred Music
Author Biography

Anna V. Lapenko, Rostov State Conservatory (Academy) named after S. V. Rachmaninov

Anna V. Lapenko is a graduate student at the Department of Theory Music and Composition

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