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Bortniansky, Dmitry

BORTNIANSKY, Dmitry Stepanovich (b. 1751, Glukhov, Ukraine; d. 28 September [10 October] 1825, St. Petersburg) — received his musical education in the Preparatory Musical School in Glukhov, then, from the age of seven, at the Imperial Court Chapel in St. Petersburg. Studied composition with B. Galuppi, and when Galuppi returned to Italy in 1768, Bortniansky was sent with him in order to continue his studies. Spent eleven years abroad; three of his operas were produced in Italy. At the same time wrote his first sacred works, on Roman Catholic and German Protestant texts. Upon returning to Russia was appointed kapellmeister to the Imperial Chapel and to the Court of Prince Paul, the heir to the throne. In 1796 was appointed Director of Vocal Music, and in 1801, Director of the entire Imperial Court Chapel. As Director of the Chapel and as a composer, Bortniansky had an enormous effect upon church music in 19th-century Russia. As an administrator, he expanded the influence of the Imperial Chapel far beyond the Court itself, making it the trendsetter in terms of style and taste in church singing throughout the land. Bortniansky was the first director of the Chapel who was given the right of censorship in the field of church music, a circumstance that greatly affected the direction of church music in the 19th century. Bortniansky’s sacred works, including 72 liturgical hymns (26 of them for double chorus), 45 sacred concertos (10 for double chorus), 10 Te Deum’s, the Liturgy for three voices, and eight sacred trios, were universally performed throughout the entire 19th century; many of them are sung in churches to this day. Bortniansky’s music combines elements of classicism and sentimentality, using techniques of the early classical European style. While he uses elements of Russian and Ukrainian secular song in his sacred works, he nevertheless does not exceed the limits of sobriety and good taste appropriate for the Orthodox liturgy. Bortniansky was one of the first Russian students of the Italians to turn his attention to the traditional church chants, attempting to arrange several of them polyphonically.
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Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii , vol. 1b: Trekhgolosnaia liturgiia
Complete collected sacred choral works, vol. 1b: Liturgy for Three Voices
S. Op.9
Selected unchanging hymns from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
SSB
n.p., n.d.
Early printed edition
14
Bo009-015

Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii , vol. 1a: Trekhgolosnye sochineniia
Complete collected sacred choral works, vol. 1a: Compositions for Three Voices
S. Op.1-8
SSB
PPK, censor's date: 10 May 1850
Early printed edition
47
Bo001-008
7
Voskresni, Bozhe
Arise, O God
S. Op.7a
In place of Alleluia at the Liturgy of Great and Holy Saturday
SSА Trio
7
Bo007a
8
Voskresni, Bozhe [No. 2] (To zhe v uproshchennom vide)
Arise, O God (the same in a simplified version)
S. Op.7b
In place of Alleluia at the Liturgy of Great and Holy Saturday
SSА Trio
5
Bo007b
Complete collected sacred musical works, vol. 2: Hymns from various Divine Services, for single chorus and double chorus
PJu #4710-38 1881
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
99
Bo016-045
Complete collection of sacred musical works, vol. 3 - Hymns for divine services, for double chorus
PJu #4739-54 1882
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
104
Bo046-061
Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii, T. 4 - Khvalebnye pesni A) Chetyrekhgolosnye
Complete collection of sacred musical works, vol. 4 - Hymns of Praise for 4 voices
PJu #4755-68 1882
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Bo062-075
8
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 4 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.62
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo069
9
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 5 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.63
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo070
10
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 6 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.64
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo071
12
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 8 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.66
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo073
13
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 9 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.67
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo074
14
Tebe Boga khvalim No. 10 (two choirs)
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op.68
Hymn of praise at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose
Bo075
Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii, T. 5 - 35 kontsertov A) Chetyrekhgolosnykh
Complete collected sacred musical works, vol. 5: 35 concertos for 4 voices
PJu #4769-803 1882
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
305
Bo076-110
19
Concerto No. 19 - Reche Gospod' Gospodevi moemu
The Lord said unto my Lord
S. Op.87
Sacred concerto
Ps. 109[110]:1-3
Bo094
20
Concerto No. 20 - Na Tia, Gospodi, upovakh
In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust
S. Op.88
Sacred concerto
Ps. 70[71]:1,5-7,17
Bo095
21
Concerto No. 21 - Zhivyi v pomoshchi Vyshniago
He that dwells in the help of the Most High
S. Op.89
Sacred concerto
Ps. 90[91]:1-4,7,11-16
Bo096
22
Concerto No. 22 - Gospod' prosveshchenie moe
The Lord is my light
S. Op.90
Sacred concerto
Ps. 26[27]:1,3,5,6
Bo097
23
Concerto No. 23 - Blazheni liudie vedushchii voskliknovenie
Blessed are the people who know the festal shout
S. Op.91
Sacred concerto
Ps. 88[89]:16-18,20-23,26,28-30
Bo098
24
Concerto No. 24 - Vozvedokh ochi moi v gory
I lift up my eyes to the hills
S. Op.92
Sacred concerto
Ps. 120[121]:1-8
Bo099

Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii, T. 6 - 10 kontsertov dlia dvukh khorov
Complete collected sacred musical works, vol. 6: 10 concertos for double chorus
PJu #4804-13 1882
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
1835 edition with editorial markings by Tchaikovsky
148
Bo111-120
Polnoe sobranie dukhovno-muzykal'nykh sochinenii, T. 7 - Gimny i chastnye molitvy
Complete collected sacred musical works, vol. 7: Non-liturgical hymns and devotional prayers
PJu #4814-18 1882
Printed edition ed. by P. I. Tchaikovsky
1835 edition with editorial markings by Tchaikovsky
13
Bo121-127