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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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Now and ever... Only-begotten Son
Op. 33, No. 2
Kievan Chant
SAT(div)B(div)
PJu #34355 n.d.
First printed edition
2
Cn198
Now and ever... Only-begotten Son
Op. 33, No. 1
Znamenny Chant (variant)
SATB
PJu #34354 n.d.
First printed edition
2
Cn197
Let us who mystically represent the cherubim
Op. 9, No. 7
Cherubic Hymn
SSAA
PJu #31254 1906
First printed edition
2
Cn026
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MR Cn026
Let us who mystically represent the cherubim
Op. 9, No. 8
Melody: Raduisia
Cherubic Hymn
SSAA
PJu #31326 1906
First printed edition
4
Cn027
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MR Cn027
K Bogoroditse prilezhno nyne pritetsem
Let Us Fervently Hasten to the Theotokos
SSATTBB
No. 251, pp. 338-340 in vol. Notnyi sbornik pravoslavnogo russkogo tserkovnogo peniia, vol. 1: Bozhestvennaia Liturgiia, London: 1962
Printed edition
3
Sb-LonBL-251
Cherubic Hymn
Op. 33, No. 6
Izhe kheruvimy
PJu #34359 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn202
Cherubic Hymn
Op. 7, No. 1 [also No. 14 in Liturgy Op. 15]
Izhe kheruvimy
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #30719 1905
First printed edition
4
Cn009
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MR Cn009
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MR Cn009
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Quobuz-Cn009
Cherubic Hymn
Op. 9, No. 9
Izhe kheruvimy
SSAA
PJu #31327 1906
First printed edition
Defective original
2
Cn028
Cherubic Hymn
Op. 3, No. 1 [also No. 13 in Liturgy Op. 15]
Melody: Raduisia
Izhe kheruvimy
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #29956 1904
First printed edition
8
Cn001
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Quobuz-Cn001