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Arkhangelsky, Alexander

Alexanderarkhangelsky

ARKHANGELSKY, Aleksandr Andreyevich (b. 11 [23] October 1846, the village of Staroe Tezikovo, in today’s Penza district; d. 16 November 1924, Prague, Czechoslovakia) — received his initial musical education at the Penza Theological Seminary; from childhood sang in the choir of the Archbishop of Penza; later taught singing in the Penza Seminary; in 1872 passed the examination at the Imperial Court Chapel for the title of precentor. From 1873 served as conductor of a number of church choirs in St. Petersburg, among them the choir of Count Sheremetev (1889-1898). In 1880 organized his own choir in St. Petersburg, replacing boys’ voices with women’s; from 1883 toured with this choir in Russia and abroad, performing Russian and Western sacred music, secular choruses and arrangements of folk songs. In 1902 organized the Church Singers’ Benefit Society in St. Petersburg; taught choral singing in various educational institutions, and published choral anthologies. Arkhangelsky made an important contribution to Russian choral and church singing: beginning with simple arrangements of church chants, which included the complete cycle of hymns for the entire year, he later enriched the so-called “St. Petersburg style” of church music with more complex free compositions, many of which are modeled after traditional Western European polyphony. Arkhangelsky also composed a number of secular choruses a cappella and arrangements of Russian folk songs.

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Ar078

Veruiu

I believe

S. Op. 78

The Creed

SA(div)TB and Bass Solo

Energiia #2872 1911

First printed edition

8

Ar078

Ar062

Vnegda skorbeti mi

In my distress I cry to the Lord

S. Op. 62

Sacred concerto

Ps. 119[120]:1

S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

G. Shmidt #A.62 1905

First printed edition

3

Ar062

Vnushi, Bozhe, molitvu moiu

Give ear to my prayer, O God

S. Op. 34a

Sacred concerto

Ps. 54[55]:1-3, 5-6, 17

Arr. for SSAA or TTBB by the composer

G. Shmidt #120 1896

First printed edition

Not found

4

Ar034a

Ar067

Vnushi, Bozhe, molitvu moiu

Give ear to my prayer, O God

S. Op. 34

Sacred concerto

Ps. 54[55]:1-3, 5-6, 17

G. Shmidt 1896

First printed edition

Defective original

4

Ar034

Ar022

Vskuiu mia otrinul esi

Why hast Thou cast me away

S. Op. 22

Sacred concerto

Penitential Troparion

S(div)AT(div)B

G. Shmidt #A.22 1894

First printed edition

3

Ar022

Ar125

Vysshuiu nebes

Let us praise Her who is above the heavens

S. Op. 63

Sacred concerto

Sticheron to the Mother of God

SATB

G. Shmidt #A.63 1905

First printed edition

Defective original

3

Ar063

Ar128

Zhiteiskoe more

As I behold the sea of life

S. Op. 66

Sacred concerto

Heirmos of the Sixth Ode of the Resurrectional Kanon

S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

G. Shmidt #A.66 1905

First printed edition

Defective original

3

Ar066