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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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A mercy of peace
S. Op. 37
Anaphora (Eucharistic Canon)
SATB
Petrograd: Energiia, 1896. Plate #106
First printed edition
Dedicated to P. A. Arkhangelskaia.
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Ar037
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A mercy of peace
S. Op. 44
Anaphora (Eucharistic Canon)
S(div)AT(div)B
G. Shmidt #113 1898
First printed edition
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Ar044
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A mercy of peace
S. Op. 49
Anaphora (Eucharistic Canon)
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #106 1900
Traced reproduction from the first printed edition
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Ar049
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A mercy of peace
S. Op. 59
Anaphora (Eucharistic Canon)
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #A.59 1905
First printed edition
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Ar059
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I will pour forth my prayer
S. Op. 21
Sacred concerto
Heirmos of the Sixth Ode from the Memorial Service
SATB
G. Shmidt #A. 1894
First printed edition
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Ar021
By the waters of Babylon
S. Op. 65
Pre-Lenten psalm at Matins
Ps. 136[137]
SATB
G. Shmidt #A.65 1905
First printed edition
Defective original
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Ar065
We have no other help
S. Op. 36
Sacred concerto
Kontakion to the Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B
G. Shmidt #103 1896
First printed edition
Dedicated to P. A. Arkhangelskaia
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Ar036
Lord, now lettest Thou
S. Op. 47
Canticle of St. Symeon
Luke 2:29-32
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #117 1898
First printed edition
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Ar047
Lord, now lettest Thou
S. Op. 76
Canticle of St. Symeon
Luke 2:29-32
SATB and Tenor Solo
[n.p., n.d.]
Traced reproduction from the first printed edition
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Ar076
O presladkii i vseshchedryi Iisuse
O sweetest and most bountiful Jesus
S. Op. 64
Sacred concerto
Тroparion to the Savior
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
G. Shmidt #A.64 1905
First printed edition
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Ar064