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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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Praise the Lord from the heavens
Op. 9, No. 14
Communion Hymn for Sundays
Ps. 148:1
SSAA
PJu #31258 1906
First printed edition
3
Cn033
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MR Cn033
Praise the name of the Lord
Op. 9, No. 23
Polyeleios
Ps. 134: 1,21; 135:1,26
SSAA
PJu #31337 1906
First printed edition
3
Cn042
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MR Cn042
Praise the name of the Lord
Op. 9, No. 24
Polyeleios
Ps. 134: 1,21; 135:1,26
SSAA
PJu #31338 1906
First printed edition
2
Cn043
Praise the name of the Lord
Op. 33, No. 5
Kievan Chant
Polyeleios
Ps. 134[135]:1,21; 135[136]:1,26
S(div)AT(div)B
PJu #34358 n.d.
First printed edition
4
Cn201
1
Why hast Thou cast me away
Op. 49, No. 1
Sacred Concerto
Resurrectional Canon, Tone 8
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn291
2
The night is dark for those who do not believe
Op. 49, No. 2
Sacred Concerto
Resurrectional Kanon, Tone 7
SSAATTBB
3
Cn292
3
Cleanse me, O Savior
Op. 49, No. 3
Sacred Concerto
Resurrectional Kanon, Tone 8
SAT(div)B(div)
3
Cn293
4
O Thou Who has clothed Thyself in light
Op. 49, No. 4
Sacred Concerto
Resurrectional Kanon, Tone 5
SA(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn294
5
Thou art my strength, O Lord
49, No. 5
Sacred Concerto
Resurrectional Kanon, Tone 8
SAT(div)B(div)
3
Cn295
To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady
Op. 43
PJu#
First printed edition
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Cn251-257
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O most holy Mother of God
Op. 43, No. 1
Sacred concerto
From the Prayer Service to the Mother of God
SA(div)T(div)B(div) and Bass Solo
3
Cn251
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Chto Tia narechem, o Blagodatnaia
What shall we call Thee, O Full of Grace
Op. 43, No. 2
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God at the First Hour
3
Cn252
3
Open unto us the doors of thy loving-kindness
Op. 43, No. 3
Sacred concerto
Daily evening prayer to the Mother of God
3
Cn253
4
Ne umolchim nikogda, Bogoroditse
O Mother of God, we shall never cease to praise
Op. 43, No. 4
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn254
5
Beneath Thy mercy
Op. 43, No. 5
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God,
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn255
6
O fervent Intercesor
Op. 43, No. 6
Sacred concerto
Troparion for the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn256
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MR Cn256
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MR Cn256
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Let us run fervently to the Mother of God
Op. 43, No. 7
Sacred concerto
Troparion from the Prayer Service to the Mother of God
SAT(div)B(div)
4
Cn257
Liturgiia Prezhdeosviashchennykh Darov
Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts
Op. 24
PJu #33527 n.d.
First printed edition
42
Cn163-171
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[No. 2] Zakliuchenie izobrazitel'nykh
Conclusion of Typica
[Op. 24, No. 2]
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn164
3
[No. 3] Velikaia ekteniia [na Liturgii Prezhdeosviashchennykh Darov]
Great Litany [at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts]
[Op. 24, No. 3]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn165
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MR Cn166
5
[No. 5] – Prokimny (1-i i Strastnoi sedmitsy)
Prokeimena (of the 1st Week and Holy Week) [at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts)
[Op. 24, No. 5]
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
4
Cn167
6
[No. 6] - Da ispravitsia molitva moia
Let my prayer arise
[Op. 24, No. 6]
SAT(div)B(div) and Alto solo
6
Cn168
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MR Cn168
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MR Cn168
7
[No. 6a] – Ektenii ot “Da ispravitsia” do “Nyne sily” [na Liturgii Prezhdeosviashchennykh Darov]
Litanies from “Let my prayer arise” to “Now the powers” [at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts]
[Op. 24, No. 6a]
SAT(div)B(div)
2
Cn168a
8
[No. 7] – Cherubic Hymn [Nyne sily nebesnyia]
Now the powers of heaven
[Op. 24, No. 7]
Cherubic Hymn at the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts
SAT(div)B(div)
6
Cn169
9
[No. 7a] – Ekteniia (prositel'naia) [na Liturgii Prezhdeosviashchennykh Darov]
Litany (of Supplication) [at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts]
[Op. 24, No. 7a]
SAT(div)B(div)
1
Cn169a
11
[No. 9] - Vkusite i vidite (Prichasten)
O taste and see
[Op. 24, No. 9]
Communion Hymn at the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts
SAT(div)B(div)
4
Cn171
12
[No. 9] – Zakliuchenie [Liturgii Prezhdeosviashchennykh Darov]
Conclusion [of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts]
[Op. 24, No. 9a]
SAT(div)B(div)
2
Cn171a
Liturgiia Sv. Ioanna Zlatousta Obychnogo napeva
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in Common Melodies [of the Diocese of Moscow]
Op. 50[b]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu # 38951-38962, [1918]
57
Cn308-319
3
In Thy Kingdom
Op. 50[b], No. 3
Beatitudes (3rd Antiphon at Liturgy)
SSATTBB
2
Cn310
5
Lord, save...; Trisagion
Op. 50[b], No. 5
Selected Hymnography from Liturgy
SSA(div)TTBB
7
Cn312
8
A Mercy of Peace; We Praise Thee
Op. 50[b], No. 8
SSA(div)TTBB(div)
6
Cn315
9
It is Truly Fitting
Op. 50[b], No. 9
Hymn from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
SSA(div)TTBB
4
Cn316
11
Praise the Lord from the Heavens
Op. 50[b], No. 11
Communion verse on Sunday
SSATTBB
3
Cn318
Liturgiia Sv. Ioanna Zlatoustago, dlia malogo khora
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, for small choir
Op. 42
SAT(div)B(div)
PJu #37300-37309 n.d.
First printed edition
45
Cn234-250
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
2
[No. 1a] - Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda
Bless the Lord, O my soul
[Op. 42, No. 1a]
SATB
2
Cn235
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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[No. 3b] - Posle chteniia Evangeliia
After the Gospel reading
[Op. 42, No. 3b]
SAT(div)B(div)
3
Cn241
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
12
No. 6 - Milost' mira i Tebe poem
A mercy of peace and We praise Thee
Op. 42, No. 6
SAT(div)B
4
Cn245
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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LB-Spring-74
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No. 9 - Khvalite Gospoda s nebes
Praise the Lord from the heavens
Op. 42, No. 9
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn249
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MR Cn249
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LB-Spring-74
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MR Cn249
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LB-Spring-74
The Many Years
Op. 8, No. 5 [also No. 27 in Liturgy, Op. 15]
Gospodi, sokhrani
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30733 1905
First printed edition
7
Cn019