Tag: “Liturgical Music: Eastern Churches” (10 posts)

SMTV Vol. II, No. 6.4 – Shen Khar Venakhi (Medieval Georgian)

June 26, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

Shen khar venakhi, akhlad aqvavebuli.
Norchi ketili, Edems shina nerguli.
(Alva suneli, samotkhes amosuli.)
(Ghmertman shegamko vervina gjobs kebuli.)
Da tavit tvisit mze khar da gabrtsqinvebuli.
[Thou art a vineyard, newly blossomed out.
Tender, beautiful, planted in Eden,
(Aloe-scented from Paradise.)
(God adorned thee, no one deserves praise as thou,)
And thou art thyself a brilliant sun.]

Location: Tallinn, Estonia

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SMTV Vol. II, No. 6.1 – Otche Nash (Kedrov)

June 5, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

(This entry is part 26 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Otche nash, izhe yesi na nyebesyekh,
da svyatitsya imya Tvoye,
da priidet tsarstviye Tvoye,
da budyet volya Tvoya
yako na nyebesi i na zyemli.
Khleb nash nasushchnyi dazhd nam dnes,
i ostavi nam dolgi nasha,
yakozhe i mi ostavlyayem dolzhnikom nashim,
i nye vvedi nas vo iskusheniye,
no izbavi nas ot lukavago. [...]

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Sacred music must reflect the sanctity of the words

April 22, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

“rightwingprof”, a new commenter to this site who blogs at Central Pennsylvania Orthodox, recently shared a wonderful source of liturgical music for the Eastern Churches — OrthodoxTwoPartMusic.org.
I firmly believe that much, if not all, of the music available at this source should serve as a conceptual model for composers of the Roman Rite who desire [...]

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SMTV Vol. II, No. 4.3 – As One Who Has Slept (Tavener)

April 17, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra1 comment.

(This entry is part 20 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

As one who has slept
the Lord has risen.
And rising he has saved us.
Alleluia.

Composer: John Tavener
Choir: The Choir
Conductor: James Whitbourne
Venue: Hagia Sophia
Texts: From the Liturgy for Great and Holy Saturday

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Ninety-nine songs for ninety-nine cents (limited time)

March 26, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

I got this in the mail recently, and I endorse it.
I wanted to let you know that over the next 5 days we are making 99 of our sacred chants available for only 99 cents on amazon.com.
The link to the deal: 99 Perfectly Relaxing Songs
The response we have received so far is PHENOMENAL…Lots of people [...]

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SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.1 – Nyne Otpushchaeshi Raba Tvoego Vladyko (Rachmaninoff)

February 2, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra1 comment.

(This entry is part 10 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Nyne otpushchaeshi raba Tvoego, Vladyko,
po glagolu Tvoyemu s mirom:
yako videsta ochi moi spaseniye Tvoye,
ezhe esi ugotoval pred litsem vsekh lyudei,
svet vo otkrovenie yazykov,
i slavu lyudei Tvoikh Izrailya.
Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord,
according to thy word in peace:
because my eyes have seen [...]

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SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.2 – Bogoroditse Devo Raduisya (Rachmaninoff)

January 9, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

(This entry is part 6 in the series “Sacred Music Television, Vol. II.”)

Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya,
Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu.
Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh,
i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego,
yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh.
Rejoice, O virgin mother of God,
Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
for [...]

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Magnatune on Rhythmbox for Ubuntu

April 29, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra2 comments.

Recently I upgraded my computer to Ubuntu 8.04 and discovered that the latest version of the Rhythmbox music player includes links to what seems to be the entire Magnatune.com music library. Like Naxos before they went to a paid subscription model, Magnatune allows Rhythmbox listeners to hear entire tracks before purchase.
There seems to be a [...]

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Eastern Liturgical Music

September 30, 2005 by Aristotle A. Esguerra1 comment.

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Russian Choir and the Panikhida at the Pope’s Funeral

April 15, 2005 by Aristotle A. Esguerra0 comments.

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