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Metallov, Archpriest Vasily
METALLOV, Vasily Mikhailovich (p. 1 [13] March 1862, the village of Antipovka, Kamyshinsky district of the Saratov province; died June 1, 1926, Moscow)—Archpriest, historian and theorist of Russian church singing, paleographer, composer, and pedagogue. The son of a village priest, orphaned early in life, he graduated from the Saratov Theological Seminary, and then from the Moscow Theological Academy. In 1884 he was ordained a priest of the Church of the Archangel Michael in the village Lipovka of the Tsaritsyn district, where he organized a male choir comprised of parishioners, for whom he composed chants arrangements. Metallov was greatly influenced by his acquaintance with Archpriest Dmitry Razumovsky, a professor of the Moscow Conservatory. In 1895, having received an invitation from the director of the Moscow Synodal School of Church Singing Stepan Smolensky, he moved to Moscow, where he became involved in the creation of a library of early Russian musical manuscripts, and taught at the Synodal School, becoming a member the School’s Supervisory Council. In 1901 he was offered the post of Professor of Church Singing and Religion Instructor at the Moscow Conservatory. The Holy Synod appointed him as a reviewer of church hymns submitted for publication. In 1914 he received a Master's Degree in Theology for his thesis, “Liturgical Singing of the Russian Church: The Pre-Mongol Period” (1906, 1912). After 1917 he continued his scholarly and teaching activities at the State Academy of Arts and the Moscow Theological Academy. On June 2, 1919, the People's Commissariat of Education adopted a resolution to exempt Metallov from the order that prevented clergymen from holding academic posts “... in consideration of Professor Metallov's deep knowledge in the history and theory of sacred music.”
Relying on numerous handwritten sources, Metallov studied the topics dealing with notation, the Octoechos (Eight Tones), and the origins of znamenny chant.
As a composer, Metallov authored more than 50 sacred works, mainly for a mixed four-part choir, as well as the cycles "Hymns at the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" (Kievan chant, 1893) and "Hymns of the All-night Vigil in Early Chants" (Kiev and Russian “Greek” Chants, 1898). In his works, most of which were published by P. Jurgenson (Nos. 1–35), Metallov adhered to the so-called “strict style” of harmony, identified by him, the principles of are outlined in his 1897 book of the same name.
56 results found
With the voice of the Archangel
Znamenny Chant
Magnification for the Annunciation
SATB
PJu #17272 17380
First printed edition.
Me012
The noble Joseph
Bulgarian Chant
Troparion for Holy Saturday Matins
Author's edition
Not found
Me050
The noble Joseph
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 2
SATB
PJu #17281 17389
First printed edition.
Me021
Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen
Kievan Chant
Author's edition, M., 1895
Not found
Me053
The tomb was open
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 6
SATB
PJu #17285 17393
First printed edition.
Me025
No. 17 Da ispravitsia molitva moia
Let my prayer arise
Greek Chant
Prokeimenon at the Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts
SATB
PJu #17277 17385
First printed edition.
Me017
When the glorious disciples
Kievan Chant
Troparion of Great and Holy Thursday
Author's edition
Not found
Me048
When the glorious disciples
Znamenny Chant
Troparion of Great and Holy Thursday
SATB
PJu #17289 17397
First printed edition.
Me029
When Thou didst descend
Bulgarian Chant
Troparion for Holy Saturday Matins
Author's edition
Not found
Me051
No. 8 Elitsy vo Khrista krestistesia
As many as have been baptized
Znamenny Chant
SATB
PJu #17268 17376
First printed edition.
Me008
"Lord, I have cried", Tone 8
M .: [V. Grosse], [1910?]
Not found
Me055
The soldiers keeping watch over Your tomb
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 1
SATB
PJu #17280 17388
First printed edition.
Me020
No. 3 Kheruvimskaia pesn' [E flat major]
The Cherubic Hymn
Old Chant
SATB
PJu #17263 17371
First printed edition.
Me003
No. 2 Kheruvimskaia pesn' [E minor]
The Cherubic Hymn
Old Chant
SATB
PJu #17262 17370
First printed edition.
Me002
No. 1 Kheruvimskaia pesn' [F major]
The Cherubic Hymn
Old Chant
SATB
PJu #17261 17369
First printed edition.
Me001
No. 4 Kheruvimskaia pesn' [G minor]
The Cherubic Hymn
Old Chant
SATB
PJu #17264 17372
First printed edition.
Me004
No. 24 Khristos ot mertvykh vosta
Christ is risen from the dead
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 5 [3?]
SATB
PJu #17284 17392
First printed edition.
Me024
No. 33 Khvalite Gospoda s nebes
Praise the Lord from the Heavens
"Ordinary Church Chant"
SATB
PJu #17293 17401
First printed edition.
defective original
Me033
Praise the Name of the Lord
"Ordinary Church Chant"
SATB
PJu #17292 17400
First printed edition.
Me032
We praise the Cross of the Lord
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 3 [5?]
SATB
PJu #17282 17390
First printed edition.
Me022
No. 7 Krestu Tvoemu pokloniaemsia
Before Thy Cross
Greek Chant
SATB
PJu #17267 17375
First printed edition.
Me007
To the myrrh-bearing women
Bulgarian Chant
Troparia for Holy Friday at Vespers and Holy Saturday at Matins
Author's edition
Not found
Me052
Lord, now lettest Thou
"Ordinary Church Chant"
SATB
PJu #17291 17399
First printed edition.
defective original
Me031
Now the powers of heaven
Kievan Chant
Cherubic Hymn at the Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts
SATB
PJu #17278 17386
First printed edition.
Me018
All creation rejoices in Thee
Greek Chant
Hymn to the Theotokos at the Liturgy of St Basil the Great
Author's edition
Not found
Me049
Penie na liturgii sv. Ioanna Zlatousta
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Kievan Chant
Selected hymns from the Divine Liturgy
Author's edition
Not found
Me044
Penie na vsenoshchnom bdenii drevnikh raspevov
Hymns of the All-Night Vigil of Ancient Chants
Kievan and Greek Chants
Selected hymns from the All-Night Vigil
M .: [V. Grosse], 1898
Not found
Me054
In the flesh Thou didst fall asleep
SATB
PJu #17270 17378
First printed edition.
Me010
No. 16 Pokaianiia otverzi mi dveri
Open unto me the doors of repentance
Znamenny Chant
Penitential stichera at Matins
SATB
PJu #17276 17384
First printed edition.
Me016
Remember us, O Lord
"Ordinary Church Chant"
SATB
PJu #17294 17402
First printed edition.
defective original
Me034
Come, Let Us Worship
Kievan Chant
SATB
PJu #17265 17373
First printed edition.
Me005
No. 19 Priidite, ublazhim Iosifa
Come, let us bless Joseph
Bulgarian Chant
Hymn during the veneration of the Holy Shroud
SATB
PJu #17279 17387
First printed edition.
Me019
No. 28 Se Zhenikh griadet v polunoshchi
Behold, the bridegroom comes
Znamenny Chant
Troparion for Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
SATB
PJu #17288 17396
First printed edition.
Me028
Behold, the bridegroom comes
Kievan Chant
Troparion for Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Author's edition
Not found
Me047
Glory to God in the highest
Old Chant
SATB(div)
PJu #17295
First printed edition.
Score
Me035
Glory to God in the highest
Old Chant
SATB(div)
PJu #17403
First printed edition.
Voice parts
Me035a
Gladsome Light
Znamenny Chant
SATB
PJu #17274 17382
First printed edition.
Me014
Thou, Who clothest Thyself with light
Znamenny Chant
Sticheron for Holy Friday Vespers
SATB
PJu #17290 17398
First printed edition.
defective original
Me030
Memory eternal
Znamenny Chant
SATB
PJu #17269 17377
First printed edition.
Me009
We have seen the true light
Znamenny Chant
SATB
PJu #17266 17374
First printed edition.
Me006
No. 27 Voskresl esi iz mertvykh
The life of all is risen from the dead
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 8
SATB
PJu #17287 17395
First printed edition.
Me027
Arise, O God
Znamenny Chant
Instead of Alleluia at Holy Saturday Liturgy
SATB
PJu #17275 17383
First printed edition.
Me015
No. 23 Vozzrevshe na grobnyi vkhod
The myrrhbearing women looked at the entrance of the tomb
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 4
SATB
PJu #17283 17391
First printed edition.
Me023
No. 26 Zhiznʹ vo grobe vozlezhashe
After the life had been laid in the tomb
Bulgarian Chant
Sessional Hymn, Tone 7
SATB
PJu #17286 17394
First printed edition.
Me026