The publication “Anthology. The Russian Secular Choir Music a Cappella. XIX — early XX” is the educational aid on the subject “History of the Russian Choir Music” intended for the students of the choir-conducting departments at the conservatoires, music colleges and art institutes.
The Anthology consists of twenty issues, every one of which is devoted correspondingly to the composers, having made profound contribution to the Russian choral music. The collection may be considered rather unique, because it includes all secular choral opuses a cappella, even those, which either had never been published, or hadn’t been edited since the pre-revolution time.
Every issue is opened by the preface narrating about this or that composer’s creative peculiarities. Combined in one whole and disposed according to the chronology, these essays may be accepted as one of the parts from the lectures of the “History of the Russian Choir Music”. Every issue contains the supplements, where the lyrics are adduced originally without any cuts.
Every issue is provided with audio CD, where the Petersburg Chamber Choir conducted by Nikolai Kornev performs the choruses published inside.
This is the first time that the edition of the Russian secular choir music is realized so voluminously.
The compiler expresses gratitude to N. E. Vasilyeva, candidate of arts, O. I. Gladkova, candidate of arts, N. D. Svetozarova, doctor of philology, and T. A. Kitanina, candidate of philology for the assistance during the preparation of this publication.
Elena Svetozarova
Contents:
Preface
Viktor Kalinnikov (1870–1927)
ELEGY. Lyrics by A. Pushkin (Music text example)
CONDOR. Lyrics by I. Bunin
WINTER. Lyrics by Ye. Baratynsky
THE LARK. Lyrics by V. Zhukovsky
THE STARS FADE AWAY. Lyrics by I. Nikitin
UPON AN ANCIENT BURIAL MOUND. Lyrics by I. Nikitin
MORNING DAWN. Lyrics by Skitalets
SUMMER IS PASSING. Lyrics by N. Sokolov
THE SUN, THE SUN IS RISING. Lyrics by A. Fyodorov
THE FOREST. Lyrics by A. Koltsov
BRAVE FELLOW’S HONOUR. Lyrics by A. K. Tolstoy (Music text example)
PUFFY ARROGANCE IS WALKING BY. Lyrics by A. K. Tolstoy
AUTUMN. Lyrics by A. Pushkin
GENTLE STARS SHINED FOR US. Lyrics by A. Pleshcheyev
PROTESTING AT THE GATE. Lyrics by A. K. Tolstoy
Supplement. Poetical Text Originals
Sound-tracks on the CD
1. Elegy ......................................... 2’ 10”
2. Condor ..................................... 2’ 51”
3. Winter ....................................... 1’ 24”
4. The Lark ................................... 1’ 20”
5. The Stars Fade Away................. 2’ 38”
6. Upon an Ancient Burial Mound................... 3’ 02”
7. Morning Dawn...................... 2’ 50”
8. Summer Is Passing............... 1’ 46”
9. The Sun, the Sun Is Rising 1’ 04”
10. The Forest.............................. 6’ 25”
11. Brave Fellow’s Honour 1’ 15”
12. Puffy Arrogance Is Walking By............... 2’ 03”
13. Autumn.................................... 2’ 31”
14. Gentle Stars Shined for Us 2’ 42”
15. Protesting at the Gate.. 2’ 45”
Total time 38’ 11”