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Chesnokov, Pavel
CHESNOKOV, Pavel Grigor’yevich (b. 12 [ 24] October, 1877, near Voskresensk, Moscow region; d. 14 March, 1944, Moscow)—graduated from Moscow Synodal School of Church Singing in 1895; 1895–99, studied composition with Sergei Taneyev; graduated from Moscow Conservatory in 1917 in conducting and composition (student of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov). From 1895, taught church singing (chant) at the Moscow Synodal School; served as precentor in several Moscow churches and taught choral music at various schools. From 1920 to 1944 was professor of choral music at the Moscow Conservatory and conductor of several state choirs in Moscow.
Chesnokov is the most prolific composer associated with the Moscow Synodal School: his compositional output includes over 500 choral works, over 400 of which are sacred. His major opera include three complete settings of the Divine Liturgy, two complete settings of the All-Night Vigil, two settings of the Memorial Service, and a setting of the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts. In addition, he composed numerous settings of individual hymns taken from the ordinary of the Liturgy and Vigil, from feast-day propers, and paraliturgical concertos. His choral writing is characterized by a variety of textures, from austere unisons to sumptuous eight-voice polyphony, and colorful harmony, which he often “spices” with chromaticism. Approximately one-third of his sacred works are chant-based, while the rest are free compositions.
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The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance
Op. 9, No. 15
Communion Hymn for Tuesday
Ps. 111[112]:6-7
SSAA
PJu #31329 1906
First printed edition
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Cn034
Of Thy mystical supper
Op. 27, No. 9
Cherubic Hymn and Communion Hymn for Holy Thursday
S(div)AT(div)B(div
)PJu #33936 n.d.
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Of Thy mystical supper
Op. 9, No. 29
Cherubic Hymn and Communion Hymn for Holy Thursday
SSAA
PJu #31514 n.d.
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My soul magnifies the Lord
Op. 40, No. 1
Canticle of the Most Holy Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and Soprano Solo
PJu #37290 n.d.
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Videkhom svet istinnyi... Da ispolniatsia...
We have seen the true light... Let our mouths be filled
Op. 8, No. 4 [also No. 25 in Liturgy, Op. 15]
Hymns of thanksgiving
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30732 1905
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Videkhom svet istinnyi... Da ispolniatsia...
We have seen the true light... Let our mouths be filled
Op. 9, No. 17
SSAA
PJu #31331 1906
First printed edition
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Visit and heal, O merciful One
Op. 45, No. 1
Sacred concerto
From the Prayer Service for the Sick
SAT(div)B(div)
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O presladkii i vseshchedryi Iisuse
O sweetest and most merciful Jesus
Op. 45, No. 2
Sacred concerto
Troparion from the Kanon to the Savior
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
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To Thee, our impregnable fortress
Op. 45, No. 3
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
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Cn270
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O Mother of God
Op. 45, No. 5
Sacred concerto
Source of text unknown
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We have only Thee
Op. 45, No. 6
Sacred concerto
Troparion to the Mother of God
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
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In Thy Kingdom
N.O.N.
Third Antiphon
SAT(div)B(div)
in coll. No. 12, “Na Liturgii” (dlia malogo smeshannogo khora), iz proizvedenii sovremennykh avtorov. [“At Divine Liturgy” (for small mixed chorus), from the works of contemporary composers], Petrograd, P. Kireev, 1915
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