Liturgical Chants

Composer: SILVESTROV, Valentin
  • This is a set of liturgical works in Ukrainian, for a cappella choir.1 Silvestrov composed this work in 2005.2
  • Silvestrov dedicated this set “In memoriam Andrei Volkonsky.”3
  • The texts of these chants are taken from the Orthodox tradition.4
  • Silvestrov’s exploration of choral music is a relatively recent phenomenon. The liner notes to Valentin Silvestrov: Sacred Works explains that Silvestrov began writing choral music in earnest partly due to encouragement from Mykola Hobdytsch, director of the Kiev Chamber Choir.5
  • Click here for a list of movements. 

Sources

  1. Valentin Silvestrov, Liturgische Gesänge (Mainz: B.F. Belaieff, 2005).
  2. “Liturgical Chants for mixed choir a cappella,” Schott, accessed April 1, 2022, https://en.schott-music.com/shop/liturgische-gesange-no385541.html.
  3. Silvestrov, Liturgische Gesänge.
  4. “Valentin Silvestrov: Sacred Works,” ECM Records, accessed April 1, 2022, https://www.ecmrecords.com/artists/1435047071/valentin-silvestrov.  
  5. Ibid.

Cut IDs

30536