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Chesnokov, Pavel
CHESNOKOV, Pavel Grigor’yevich (b. 12 [ 24] October, 1877, near Voskresensk, Moscow region; d. 14 March, 1944, Moscow)—graduated from Moscow Synodal School of Church Singing in 1895; 1895–99, studied composition with Sergei Taneyev; graduated from Moscow Conservatory in 1917 in conducting and composition (student of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov). From 1895, taught church singing (chant) at the Moscow Synodal School; served as precentor in several Moscow churches and taught choral music at various schools. From 1920 to 1944 was professor of choral music at the Moscow Conservatory and conductor of several state choirs in Moscow.
Chesnokov is the most prolific composer associated with the Moscow Synodal School: his compositional output includes over 500 choral works, over 400 of which are sacred. His major opera include three complete settings of the Divine Liturgy, two complete settings of the All-Night Vigil, two settings of the Memorial Service, and a setting of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts. In addition, he composed numerous settings of individual hymns taken from the ordinary of the Liturgy and Vigil, from feast-day propers, and paraliturgical concertos. His choral writing is characterized by a variety of textures, from austere unisons to sumptuous eight-voice polyphony, and colorful harmony, which he often “spices” with chromaticism. Approximately one-third of his sacred works are chant-based, while the rest are free compositions.
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Come, let us bless Joseph
Op. 9, No. 28
Sticheron for the veneration of the Shroud
SSAA
PJu #31513 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn047
Sunday Divine Liturgy prokeimena
Op. 20, No. 5
Budi, Gospodi, milost' Tvoia i pr.
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #32511 n.d.
4
Cn125
Resurrectional Matins prokeimena
Op. 20, No. 2
Great Znamenny Chant, 8 Tones
Nyne vosrkesnu i pr.
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #32505 n.d.
First printed edition
5
Cn122
Vespers prokeimena (daily)
Op. 20, No. 1
Great Znamenny Chant
Gospod' votsarisia i pr.
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #32503 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn121
The wise thief
Op. 40, No. 3
Exaposteilarion for Holy Friday
TTBB and Tenor Solo
PJu #37294 n.d.
First printed edition
2
Cn225
The wise thief
Op. 6, No. 4
Exaposteilarion for Holy Friday Matins
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30405 1904
First printed edition
2
Cn008
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Quobuz-Cn008
God is with us
Op. 40, No. 6
Isaiah 8:8-10, 12-14, 17-18, 9:2, 6
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and Tenor Solo
PJu #37937 n.d.
First printed edition
6
Cn228
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Behold, the Bridegroom comes
Op. 6, No. 1
[Kievan Chant]
Troparion for Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30402 1904
First printed edition
4
Cn005
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Quobuz-Cn005
Sem’ pesnopenii iz tetradi “Moi neizdannye sochineniia”
Seven hymns from the notebook “My unpublished compositions”
N. O. N.
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and SATB Soli
Unpublished in composer’s lifetime.
First published in vol.: P. Chesnokov, Dukhovnye proizvedeniia dlia shmeshannogo khora A Cappella, Vyp. IV, Sem’ pesnopenii iz tetradi «Moi neizdannye sochineniia» , Moscow, Zhivonosnyi istochnik, 2007.
Cn330-336
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[No. 2.] Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda
Bless the Lord, O my soul
N. O. N.
The Introductory Psalm
Ps. 103
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and STB Soli
Cn331
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Cherubic hymn
N. O. N.
Common Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and STB Soli
Cn332
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[No. 4.] Spasi, Bozhe, liudi Tvoia
O God, save Thy people
N. O. N.
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and B Solo (deacon)
Cn333
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[No. 6.] Patriarshee mnogoletie
Patriarchal many years
N. O. N.
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and B Solo (deacon)
Cn335
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[No. 7.] Angel vopiiashe Blagodatnei (No. 2)
The Angel cried
N. O. N.
Hymn to the Mother of God at Paschaltide
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and T Solo
Cn336
“Shest’ pesnopenii iz ranee neizdannykh sochinenii”
"Six hymns from previously unpubilshed manuscripts"
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
Unpublished in composer’s lifetime.
Printed edition
Moscow, Zhivonosnyi istochnik, 2008.
Cn337-342
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[No. 1.] Ne nadeisia, dushe moia
Put not thy hope, O my soul
Op. 48, No. 4
Ode 7 in the Canon of Repentance
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
Cn337
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[No. 2.] Tropari voskresny (No. 2)
Resurrectional Troparia.
N. O. N.
Greek Chant
Evlogitaria
SATB
Cn338
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[No. 5.] Gospodi, spasi... Krestu Tvoemu (No. 2)
O Lord, save... Before Thy Cross
N. O. N.
Instead of the Trisagion at Liturgy
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn341
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[No. 6.] Ekteniia sugubaia na litii
Augmented litany at litya
N. O. N.
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
Cn342
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