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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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Videkhom svet istinnyi... Da ispolniatsia...
We have seen the true light... Let our mouths be filled
Op. 8, No. 4 [also No. 25 in Liturgy, Op. 15]
Hymns of thanksgiving
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30732 1905
First printed edition
6
Cn018
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Quobuz-Cn018
Videkhom svet istinnyi... Da ispolniatsia...
We have seen the true light... Let our mouths be filled
Op. 9, No. 17
SSAA
PJu #31331 1906
First printed edition
2
Cn036
1
Visit and heal, O merciful One
Op. 45, No. 1
Sacred concerto
From the Prayer Service for the Sick
SAT(div)B(div)
3
Cn268
2
O presladkii i vseshchedryi Iisuse
O sweetest and most merciful Jesus
Op. 45, No. 2
Sacred concerto
Troparion from the Kanon to the Savior
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
Cn269
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MR Cn269
3
To Thee, our impregnable fortress
Op. 45, No. 3
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn270
5
O Mother of God
Op. 45, No. 5
Sacred concerto
Source of text unknown
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn272
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MR Cn272
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MR Cn272
7
We have only Thee
Op. 45, No. 6
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn273
In Thy kingdom
Third Antiphon
SAT(div)B(div)
No. 5, pp. 11-13, in vol: Sbornik dukhovno-muzykal'nykh pesnopenii raznykh avtorov dlia malogo smeshannogo khora, iz proizvedenii sovremennykh avtorov, No. 12, Na Liturgii, P. Kireev, 1915.
Printed edition
3
Sb-PK012-05
In Thy Kingdom
N.O.N.
Third Antiphon
SAT(div)B(div)
in coll. No. 12, “Na Liturgii” (dlia malogo smeshannogo khora), iz proizvedenii sovremennykh avtorov. [“At Divine Liturgy” (for small mixed chorus), from the works of contemporary composers], Petrograd, P. Kireev, 1915
First printed edition
3
Cn321
Vo tsarstvii Tvoem i Priidite poklonimsia
In Thy kingdom and Come, let us worship
Op. 9, No. 4
Third Antiphon and Hymn of the Little Entrance
Matthew 5:3-12
SSAA
PJu #31323 1906
First printed edition
3
Cn023
Arise, O God
Op. 48, No.2
Instead of Alleluia at Holy Saturday Liturgy
SSA Trio + SSATTBB
T.Kh.I. 9
First printed edition
5
Cn289
1
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 1
Op. 47
Abbr. Znamenny chant
SATB(div)
5
Cn280
2
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 2
Op. 47
Abbr. Znamenny chant
SATBB
5
Cn281
3
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 3
Op. 47
Abbr. Kievan chant
SAT(div)B(div)
5
Cn282
5
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 5
Op. 47
Abbr. Znamenny chant
SATBB
5
Cn284
6
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 6
Op. 47
Abbr. Znamenny chant
SAT(div)B(div)
5
Cn285
7
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 7
Op. 47
Abbr. Kievan chant
SATB(div)
6
Cn286
8
Resurrectional Heirmoi, Tone 8
Op. 47
Abbr. Kievan chant
SATB(div)
5
Cn287
Sunday Communion Hymn
SSATTBB
No. 202, pp. 269-270 in vol. Notnyi sbornik pravoslavnogo russkogo tserkovnogo peniia, vol. 1: Bozhestvennaia Liturgiia, London: 1962
Printed edition
2
Sb-LonBL-202
Vsenoshnoe bdenie obychnogo napeva
The All-Night Vigil in common chant
Op.50[a]
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Unpublished in composer’s lifetime.
First published in vol. P. Chesnokov, Dukhovnye proizvedeniia dlia shmeshannogo khora A Cappella, Vyp. II, Tetrad' pervaia: Vsenoshchnoe bdenie obychnogo napeva, Op. 50, Moscow, Zhivonosnyi istochnik, 2004.
Cn296-307
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LB-Spring-103
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No. 1. Blagoslovi, dushe. Ekteniia velikaia
Bless the Lord, O my soul. The Great Litany.
Op. 50[a], No. 1
Common Moscow Chant
Ps.103
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn296
2
No. 2. Blazhen muzh. Ekteniia malaia.
Blessed is the man. Little Litany.
Op. 50[a], No. 2
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn297
3
No. 3. Svete tikhii. Ekteniia sugubaiia. Ekteniia prositel’naia.
Gladsome Light. Augmented Litany. Litany of Supplication
Op. 50[a], No. 3
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn298
4
Lord, now lettest.
Op. 50[a], No. 4
Kievan Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn299
5
No 5. Bogoroditse Devo. Budi imia Gospodne.
Rejoice, O Virgin. Blessed be the name.
Op. 50[a], No. 5
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn300
6
No. 6. Ekteniia velikaia. Na kafizmakh. Ekteniia malaia. Khvalite imia Gospodne.
The Great Litany. Kathisma refrains. Little Litany. Praise the Name of the Lord.
Op. 50[a], No. 6
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn301
7
No. 7. Tropari voskresny [Blagosloven esi, Gospodi]. Ekteniia malaia.
Resurrectional Troparia [Blessed art Thou, O Lord]. Little Litany.
Op. 50[a], No. 7
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn302
8
No. 8. Ot iunosti moeia. Pered chteniem Evangeliia.
From my youth. Before the Gospel.
Op. 50[a], No. 8
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn303
9
Having beheld the Resurrection. Litany after “O Lord, save.” Little Litany. “Thou art most blessed”
Op. 50[a], No. 9
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn304
10
No. 10. Slavoslovie velikoe. Ekteniia sugubaia. Ekteniia prositel’naia.
The Great Doxology. The Augmented Litany. The Litany of Supplication.
Op. 50[a], No. 10
Znamenny chant motives
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn305
11
Conclusion [of Matins]
Op. 50[a], No. 11
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn306
12
No. 12. Na pervom chase [Vzbrannoi voevode]
At First Hour [To Thee, O Victorious Leader]
Op. 50[a], No. 12
Common Moscow Chant
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
Cn307