Развитие репертуара государева и патриаршего хоров в России XVI—XVII вв.

Аннотация

In Moscow of the 16th — 17th centuries the choir at the Tsar’s court and the choir at the court of
the Metropolitan (from 1589 — the Patriarch) of All Russia united the best musical creative forces of
the country. According to the author, the study of historical data on the life and activities of the Tsar’s
and patriarchal singers indicates that they belonged to the category of court service class people. The
church-singing repertoire of the main choirs was formed in accordance with the requirements of the
liturgical Statute and the rules of Old Russian musical art development, political trends of the time
and events of national importance. This repertoire consisted of different styles chants and chants
of authorship, which the singers rewrote and performed. The findings of the study are based on an
analysis of a wide range of singing manuscripts, documentaries and other sources.