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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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Prilozhenie k Peniiu Bozhestvennoi Liturgii
Supplement to The Hymns of the Divine Liturgy
SATB
First printed edition
5
Ar003-01-03
1
At the Great Litany
S. Op. 3-1
Obikhod notnago peniia, p. 86
Litany response
SATB
1
Ar003-01
3
Let us who mystically
S. Op. 3-3
Obikhod notnago peniia, p. 131 [Melody: Khvalite Gospoda s nebes]
Cherubic Hymn
SATB
5
Ar003-03
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LB-Spring-80
O Lord, who dost regard the humble from on high
S. Op. 61
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Savior
SATB
G. Shmidt #A.61 1905
First printed edition
2
Ar061
Sluzhba vo Sviatuiu i Velikuiu Paskhu
Service of Holy and Great Pascha
S. Op. 80
S(div)A(div)T(div) B(div)
Energia #191 1915
First printed edition
42
Ar080
1
[Voskresenie Tvoe Khriste Spase i Khristos voskrese]
[Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Savior and Christ is risen]
S(div)AT(div) B(div)
1
Ar080-01
2
Canon at Holy Pascha
Moscow Common Chant
S(div)A(div)T(div) B(div)
19
Ar080-02
8
Irmosy Sv. Paskhi (red. Arkhangel'skogo)
Heirmoi of Holy Pascha (edited by Arkhangel'skii)
From an old chant book
SATB
4
Ar080-08
12
Na Liturgii [“Elitsy” i Prokimen]
At Liturgy [“As many as have been baptized” and Prokeimenon]
S(div)A(div)T(div) B(div)
1
Ar080-12
13
V Nedeliu Fominu – Stikhira “na Gospodi vozzvakh” glas 1i
On Thomas’ Sunday – Sticheron at “Lord, I have cried” Tone 1
SATB
1
Ar080-13
Gladsome Light
S. Op. 75
Evening Hymn
S(div)ATB
[n.p., n.d.]
Traced reproduction from the first printed edition
2
Ar075
We praise Thee, O God
S. Op. 28
Sacred concerto at Prayer Service
St. Ambrose of Milan
S(div)AT(div)B
G. Shmidt #A.28 1894
First printed edition
Dedicated to Count A. D. Sheremetev
10
Ar028
Heal the diseases of my soul
S. Op. 7a
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God icon Utoli moia pechali
Arr. for SSAA by the composer
G. Shmidt #A.27 1888
First printed edition
Defective original
2
Ar007a
Heal the diseases of my soul
S. Op. 7
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God icon Utoli moia pechali
Arr. for SATB from Hieromonk Viktor's composition for 3 voices
G. Shmidt #A.6 1888
First printed edition
Defective original
2
Ar007
The Great Doxology
S. Op. 19
Kievan Chant
Slava v vyshnikh Bogu
SATB (Arkhangelsky's edition of Archimandrite Feofan's arrangement)
G. Shmidt #A.51 1893
First printed edition
6
Ar019
