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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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Gladsome Light
N.O.N.
[Kievan]
SAT(div)B(div)
in coll. No. 15, “Vsenoshchnoe bdenie” (dlia malogo smeshannogo khora), iz proizvedenii sovremennykh avtorov. [“All-Night Vigil” (for small mixed chorus), from the works of contemporary composers], Petrograd, ]P. Kireev, 1915
First printed edition
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Cn323
Gladsome Light
Op. 27, No. 3
Abbr. Kievan Chant
Evening Hymn
SA(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #33930 n.d.
MS copy from printed edition, Solodovnikov, Paris
Defective original
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Cn184
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Quobuz-Cn184
Holy is the Lord our God
Op. 20, No. 4
Great Znamenny Chant, 8 Tones
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #32509 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn124
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance
Op. 9, No. 15
Communion Hymn for Tuesday
Ps. 111[112]:6-7
SSAA
PJu #31329 1906
First printed edition
2
Cn034
Of Thy mystical supper
Op. 27, No. 9
Cherubic Hymn and Communion Hymn for Holy Thursday
S(div)AT(div)B(div
)PJu #33936 n.d.
First printed edition
2
Cn189
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Quobuz-Cn189
Of Thy mystical supper
Op. 9, No. 29
Cherubic Hymn and Communion Hymn for Holy Thursday
SSAA
PJu #31514 n.d.
First printed edition
1
Cn048
My soul magnifies the Lord
Op. 40, No. 1
Canticle of the Most Holy Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and Soprano Solo
PJu #37290 n.d.
First printed edition
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Cn223
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MR Cn223
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MR CD I-112
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MR CD A094
