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Arkhangelsky, Alexander
ARKHANGELSKY, Aleksandr Andreyevich (b. 11 [23] October 1846, the village of Staroe Tezikovo, in today’s Penza district; d. 16 November 1924, Prague, Czechoslovakia) — received his initial musical education at the Penza Theological Seminary; from childhood sang in the choir of the Archbishop of Penza; later taught singing in the Penza Seminary; in 1872 passed the examination at the Imperial Court Chapel for the title of precentor. From 1873 served as conductor of a number of church choirs in St. Petersburg, among them the choir of Count Sheremetev (1889-1898). In 1880 organized his own choir in St. Petersburg, replacing boys’ voices with women’s; from 1883 toured with this choir in Russia and abroad, performing Russian and Western sacred music, secular choruses and arrangements of folk songs. In 1902 organized the Church Singers’ Benefit Society in St. Petersburg; taught choral singing in various educational institutions, and published choral anthologies. Arkhangelsky made an important contribution to Russian choral and church singing: beginning with simple arrangements of church chants, which included the complete cycle of hymns for the entire year, he later enriched the so-called “St. Petersburg style” of church music with more complex free compositions, many of which are modeled after traditional Western European polyphony. Arkhangelsky also composed a number of secular choruses a cappella and arrangements of Russian folk songs.
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I believe
S. Op. 78
The Creed
SA(div)TB and Bass Solo
Energiia #2872 1911
First printed edition
8
Ar078
In my distress I cry to the Lord
S. Op. 62
Sacred concerto
Ps. 119[120]:1
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #A.62 1905
First printed edition
3
Ar062
Give ear to my prayer, O God
S. Op. 34a
Sacred concerto
Ps. 54[55]:1-3, 5-6, 17
Arr. for SSAA or TTBB by the composer
G. Shmidt #120 1896
First printed edition
Not found
4
Ar034a
Give ear to my prayer, O God
S. Op. 34
Sacred concerto
Ps. 54[55]:1-3, 5-6, 17
G. Shmidt 1896
First printed edition
Defective original
4
Ar034
Why hast Thou cast me away
S. Op. 22
Sacred concerto
Penitential Troparion
S(div)AT(div)B
G. Shmidt #A.22 1894
First printed edition
3
Ar022
Let us praise Her who is above the heavens
S. Op. 63
Sacred concerto
Sticheron to the Mother of God
SATB
G. Shmidt #A.63 1905
First printed edition
Defective original
3
Ar063
As I behold the sea of life
S. Op. 66
Sacred concerto
Heirmos of the Sixth Ode of the Resurrectional Kanon
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #A.66 1905
First printed edition
Defective original
3
Ar066