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Arkhangelsky, Alexander

Alexanderarkhangelsky

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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Ar005

Izhe kheruvimy No. 3

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 5

Obikhod notnago peniia, p. 133 [Melody: Vidia razboinik]

Cherubic Hymn

SATB

G. Shmidt #A.4 1887

First printed edition

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Ar005

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Ar024

Izhe kheruvimy No. 4

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 24

Cherubic Hymn

S(div)AT(div)B

G. Shmidt #A.24 1894

First printed edition

Defective original

3

Ar024

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Ar025

Izhe kheruvimy No. 5

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 25

Cherubic Hymn

SATB

G. Shmidt #A.25 1894

First printed edition

Defective original

3

Ar025

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Ar047

Izhe kheruvimy No. 6

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 26

Cherubic Hymn

TTBB

G. Shmidt #A.26 1894

First printed edition

Defective original

2

Ar026

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Ar045

Izhe kheruvimy No. 7

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 45

Cherubic Hymn

S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

G. Shmidt #114 1898

First printed edition

3

Ar045

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Ar096

Izhe kheruvimy No. 8

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 50

Cherubic Hymn

S(div)ATB

G. Shmidt #116 1900

First printed edition

Defective original

3

Ar050

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Ar110

Izhe kheruvimy No. 9

Let us who mystically represent the cherubim

S. Op. 53

Cherubic Hymn

S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

G. Shmidt #A.53 1905

First printed edition

Defective original

3

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Ar004a

K Bogoroditse prilezhno

Let us run fervently to the Mother of God

S. Op. 6a

Sacred concerto

Troparion to the Mother of God at the Supplicatory Prayer Service

Arr for SSAA by the composer

G. Shmidt #A.26 1887

First printed edition

Defective original

2

Ar006a

Ar004

K Bogoroditse prilezhno

Let us run fervently to the Mother of God

S. Op. 6

Sacred concerto

Troparion to the Mother of God at the Supplicatory Prayer Service

SAT(div)B

G. Shmidt #A.5 1888

First printed edition

Defective original

2

Ar006

Ar023

K komu vozopiiu, Vladychitse

To whom shall I cry out, O Lady?

S. Op. 23

Sacred concerto

Troparion to the Mother of God

SATB

G. Shmidt #A.23 1894

First printed edition

6

Ar023