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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.
385 results found
Memorial Service Op. 39
Op. 39a
TTBB
PJu #
First printed edition
Composer’s arrangement for men's chorus
22
Cn212-222a
2
No. 2 - Alliluia ... Tvortsa i Zizhditelia
Alleluia ... Our Maker and Fashioner
Op. 39а, No. 2
TTBB and Tenor Solo
1
Cn213a
3
No. 3 - Tropari [Sviatykh lik]
Troparia [The Choir of saints]
Op. 39а, No. 3
TTBB and Tenor solo
5
Cn214a
4
No. 4 - Malaia ekteniia, Okonchanie Sedal'na, i Pripevy k 3-i pesni kanona
The Little Litany, Final phrases of the Kathisma Hymn, and Refrains to the Third Ode
Op. 39а, No. 4
TTBB
2
Cn215a
8
No. 8 - Dusi i dushi pravednykh
The spirits and souls of the righteous
Op. 39а, No. 8
TTBB
1
Cn219a
9
No. 9 - Tropari [So dukhi pravednykh]
[Concluding] Troparia
Op. 39а, No. 9
TTBB and Tenor solo
4
Cn220a
Hymns from the Liturgy
Op. 15
PJu #32162
First printed edition
Complete setting of the Divine Liturgy: 30 numbers of which 10 are taken from Op. 3, 7, 8, and 10)
Cn071-083
9
No. 9 - [Posle chteniia Apostola]
After the Epistle reading
[Op. 15, No. 3]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
2
Cn073
12
No. 12 - Ekteniia o oglashennykh (pervaia)
The first Litany of the Catechumens
[Op. 15, No. 4]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and Bass Solo (Deacon)
3
Cn074
16
No. 16 - Ekteniia posle Kheruvimskoi pesni
Litany after the Cherubic Hymn
[Op. 15, No. 5]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn075
21
After It is truly meet
[Op. 15, No. 7]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
4
Cn077
26
No. 26 - Posle molitvy sviashchennika
After the priest's prayer
[Op. 15, No. 10]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
2
Cn080
28
All creation rejoices in you
Op. 15, No. 11 [also No. 28 in Liturgy Op. 15]
Russian Greek Chant
Hymn to the Mother of God from the Liturgy of St. Basil
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
5
Cn081
-
MR Cn081
29
No. 29 - Gospodi, spasi... Krestu Tvoemu
O Lord, save... Before Thy Cross
Op. 15, No. 12
Trisagion Hymn for the Cross
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
5
Cn082
30
No. 30 - Gospodi, spasi... Elitsy vo Khrista
As many as have been baptized
Op.15, No. 13
[Common chant]
Festal Trisagion Hymn at baptismal feasts
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
4
Cn083
Pesnopeniia iz Liturgii [dla zhenskogo khora]
Hymns from the Liturgy [for treble chorus]
Op. 16
PJu #32225 n.d.
First printed edition
Complete setting of the Divine Liturgy for treble chorus: 30 numbers, of which 11 are taken from Op. 9
Cn084-093
4
No. 12 - Ekteniia o oglashennykh
The first Litany of the Catechumens
[Op. 16, No. 4]
SSAA and Bass Solo (Deacon)
2
Cn087
5
No. 16 - Ekteniia posle Kheruvimskoi pesni
Litany after the Cherubic Hymn
[Op. 16, No. 5]
SSAA
2
Cn088
10
Milost' mira (na Liturgii sv. Vasiliia Velikago)
A mercy of peace (at the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great)
Op. 16, No. 10
Kievan chant
SSAA
6
Cn093
Pesnopeniia iz otpevaniia mirian
Hymns for the burial of laypersons
Op. 30
First printed edition
28
Cn191-196
1
The beginning of the burial service
Op. 30, No. 1
SAT(div)B(div) and Tenor Solo
5
Cn191
2
No. 2 - Pokoi, Spase nash i Ot Devy vozsiiavyi
Give rest, O our Savior and From a Virgin Thou didst shone forth
Op. 30, No. 2
Kathisma Hymn and Theotokion
SAT(div)B(div)
6
Cn192
3
No. 3 - Sam edin esi bezsmertnyi
Thou alone art immortal
Op. 30, No. 3
Oikos
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and Tenor Solo
4
Cn193
-
MR Cn194
5
No. 5 - Zriashcha mia bezglasna
Beholding me lying without speech or breath
Op. 30, No. 5
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
5
Cn195
6
By the prayers of Her who bore Thee, O Christ
Op. 30, No. 6
SA(div)T(div)B(div)
3
Cn196
Pesnopeniia Vsenoshchnago bdeniia
Hymns of the All-Night Vigil
Op. 21
PJu #33000 n.d.
First printed edition
23 numbers, of which 6 are taken from Op. 3 and 11
108
Cn126-142
-
LB-Spring-53
1
Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Op. 11, No. 1 (see also Op. 21, No. 1)
Russian Greek Chant
Introductory Psalm at Vigil
Ps. 103:1,24
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
5
Cn055
-
Quobuz-Cn055
-
Quobuz-Cn126
3
Blessed is the man
Op. 11, No. 2 (see also, Op. 21, No. 3)
Russian Greek Chant
First Antiphon of the First Kathisma
Ps. 1:1,6; 2:11,12
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
8
Cn056
-
Quobuz-Cn056
-
Quobuz-Cn127
5
Gladsome Light
Op. 11, No. 3 (see also, Op. 21, No. 5)
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
5
Cn057
-
Quobuz-Cn057
6
No. 6 - Ekteniia sugubaia i Prositel'naia ekteniia
The Augmented Litany and Litany of Supplication
SAT(div)B(div)
5
Cn128
-
Quobuz-Cn128
7
No. 7 - Bogoroditse Devo... Budi imia Gospodne
Rejoice, O Virgin... Blessed Be the Name
Russian “Greek” Chant
SATB
3
Cn129
-
Quobuz-Cn129
-
Quobuz-Cn130
-
Quobuz-Cn131
-
Quobuz-Cn132
11
Praise the name of the Lord
Op. 11, No. 5
Znamenny Chant
Polyeleios
Ps. 134:1,21; 135:1,26
SA(div)T(div)B(div)
4
Cn059
-
MR Cn059
-
MR Cn059
-
MR Cn059
-
Quobuz-Cn059
12
Tropari voskresny: Angel'skii sobor
Resurrectional Troparia: The Angelic Council
Op. 3, No. 3 (see also Op. 21, No. 12)
Russian Greek Chant
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
9
Cn003
-
Quobuz-Cn003
-
Quobuz-Cn133
14
No. 14 - Pered chteniem Evangeliia i posle onago [Voskresenie Khristovo videvshe]
Before and after the reading of the Gospel [Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ]
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
8
Cn134
-
Quobuz-Cn134
16
No. 16 - Bogorodichnye Irmosy i Pripevy pered irmosom 9-oi pesni [Velichit dusha moia Gospoda]
The Heirmoi of the Canon to the Theotokos and the Refrains before the Heirmos of the 9th Ode [My Soul Magnifies the Lord]
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)
8
Cn135
-
Quobuz-Cn135
-
Quobuz-Cn136
-
Quobuz-Cn137
19
The Great Doxology
Op. 3, No. 4 (see also Op. 21, No. 19)
Znamenny Chant
SATB-SATB (divisi)
16
Cn004
-
Quobuz-Cn004
20
No. 20[a] - Otpustitel'nyi voskresnyi tropar' v nedeliu 1, 3, 5, i 7 glasov
Resurrectional Dismissal Troparion [at Matins] on Sundays of Tones 1, 3, 5 and 7
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
2
Cn138
-
Quobuz-Cn138
21
No. 20[b] - Otpustitel'nyi voskresnyi tropar' v nedeliu 2, 4, 6, i 8 glasov
Resurrectional Dismissal Troparion [at Matins] on Sundays of Tones 2, 4, 6, and 8
[Znamenny Chant]
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
3
Cn139
-
Quobuz-Cn139
22
No. 21 - Ekteniia sugubaia; Ekteniia prositel'naia
The Augmented Litany and Litany of Supplication
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
4
Cn140
-
Quobuz-Cn140
-
Quobuz-Cn141
-
Quobuz-Cn142
Piat’ pesnopenii iz ranee neizdannykh rukopisei
Five hymns from previously unpublished manuscripts
Op. 53, 54
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and SATB Soli
Unpublished in composer’s lifetime.
First published in vol.: P. Chesnokov, Dukhovnye proizvedeniia dlia shmeshannogo khora A Cappella, Vyp. IIІ, Piat’ pesnopenii iz ranee neizdannykh rukopisei, Moscow, Zhivonosnyi istochnik, 2004.
Cn325-329
1
Six Psalms
Op. 53, No. 1
Verses before the Six Psalms
S(div)AT(div)B(div) and SATB Soli
Cn325
2
No. 2. Priidite, vzydem na goru Gospodniu
Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord
Op. 53, No. 2
Litya Sticheron for the feast of Transfiguration
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and AT Soli
Cn326
4
Commemoration
Op. 53, No. 4а
Commemoration of the Living and the Dead at Morning Prayers.
S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and A Solo
Cn328a
5
Commemoration
Op. 53, No. 4b
Commemoration of the Living and the Dead at Morning Prayers.
S(div)ATB(div) and A Solo
Cn328b
Open to me the doors of repentance
Op. 21a, No. 2
Penitential stichera at Matins
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #33002 n.d.
First printed edition
6
Cn144
Open to me the doors of repentance
Op. 9, No. 27
Penitential stichera at Matins
SSAA
PJu #31512 n.d.
First printed edition
1
Cn046
The Prayer Service to the Lord God, sung in days of war against enemies attacking us
Op. 46
PJu #
First printed edition
14
Cn274-279
1
Bog Gospod'... Spasi, Gospodi, liudi Tvoia
God is the Lord... O Lord, save Thy people
Op. 46
Common chant, T. 1
Troparion of the Holy Cross
SSATTB(div)
2
Cn274
2
Predstatel'stvo khristian nepostydnoe
Steadfast Protectress of Christians
Op. 46
Common chant, T. 2
Theotokian Troparion
SATTBB
2
Cn275
4
As Thou wast voluntarily raised upon the Cross for our sake
Op. 46
Kontakion of the Holy Cross
SSATTBB
2
Cn277
5
Memory Eternal
Op. 46
Final hymn during a Memorial Service
SAT(div)B(div)
1
Cn278
Come, let us worship
Op. 8, No. 2 [also No. 6 in Liturgy, Op. 15]
[Russian Greek Chant]
Hymn of the Little Entrance
S(div)AT(div)B(div)
PJu #30730 1905
First printed edition
3
Cn015
-
MR Cn015
-
MR Cn015