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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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A mercy of peace
Op. 10, No. 4 [also No. 19 in Liturgy, Op. 15]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #31592 n.d.
First printed edition
7
Cn053
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Quobuz-Cn053
A Mercy of Peace
Op. 48, No.3
Anaphora
S(div)AT(div)BB
T.Kh.I. 18
First printed edition
8
Cn290
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MR-Cn029
Milost' mira [na Liturgii sv. Vasiliia Velikogo]
A mercy of peace [at the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great]
Op. 3, No. 2
Kievan Chant
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #29957 1904
First printed edition
16
Cn002
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Quobuz-Cn002
A Mercy of Peace and We Hymn Thee
Op. 10, No. 3 [also No. 19 in Liturgy Op. 15]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and Solo clergy (T, B)
P Ju #31591, 1906
First printed edition
10
Cn052
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Quobuz-Cn052
A mercy of peace
Op. 33, No. 4
Kievan Chant (variant)
SAT(div)B(div)
PJu #34357 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn200
A mercy of peace
Op. 27, No. 6
Kievan Chant
SAT(div)B(div)
PJu #33933 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn187
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MR-Cn187b
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Quobuz-Cn187
A mercy of peace
Op. 33, No. 3
Znamenny Chant
SAT(div)B(div)
PJu #34356 n.d.
First printed edition
3
Cn199
By the waters of Babylon
Op. 21a, No. 1
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
PJu #33001 n.d.
First printed edition
8
Cn143
Do Not Place Thy Hope
Op. 48, No. 4
Sacred Concerto
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
Printed from MS
Printed edition not found
7
Cn290a