Carpatho-Rusyn Chant, Part 1
In an effort to show the riches that Slavic Chant contains, I think it wise to include Carpatho-Rusyn chant. This music was the beginning of my experience of those riches, and I am deeply indebted to it, and to those who introduced me to it.
And so, I would like to begin to introduce you to it. I am happy to say, though, that there are such abundant riches that it will take quite some time, and any number of entries, to get anywhere near to covering it all. But, as Lord Farquaad from the motion picture, Shrek, would say: "It is a sacrifice I am willing to accept."
So, let us begin:
1. Really Great Stuff from the Old Country. If one goes to the website of the Greek Catholic Church of Slovakia, one will find this webpage of beautiful music. All of it is quite good. I particularly like this piece, which is one version of the hymn, God is with us, sung during the Orthodox Compline of the Nativity and of the Theophany (aka Christmas and Epiphany). Another one is this gorgeous chant with ison version of the hymn, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, well known in the West, largely thanks to Ralph Vaughan Williams, but found first in the East, sung by the Orthodox for Great and Holy Saturday of Passion Week, when we mourn the death of God Himself. (Nietsche, Sartre, and Hitchens, eat your hearts out!)
2. Neat Stuff from the New World. If one goes to the website of the Metropolitan Cantor Institute, one will find scads of written music and recordings, both in English and Slavonic. One lack, though, is that one can't get much in the way of pdfs of the original stuff. For that, let me suggest:
3. Archival Material from a Good Guy Steve Puluka has provided on his website pdfs of just about every irmologion, or collection of sacred liturgical music, that he has been able to find. One can find that website here.
Enjoy.
posted by Bernard Brandt at 4:23 PM
2 Comments:
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. What a reminder that the music that my local Catholic church usually provides is sheer pabulum. I'm jealous of my Slovak Byzantine rite ancestors! When do we get more? ;-)
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