Musical Contributions to Belarusian Orthodoxy: Research Scope and Hypotheses

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2019.4.443

Keywords:

Belarusian Orthodox singing culture; Supraśl Orthodox Monastery irmologion; psalms; a Polessky melody; Orthodox everyday life

Abstract

This review considers a work by L. A. Gustova-Runtso, a Belarusian scholar, devoted to the history of Orthodox singing culture in the historical lands of Belarus. The study traces the main stages in the formation of this culture, identifying the principal spiritual and cultural centres of singing which influenced its formation. The author describes periods of “survival” during historically and religiously difficult periods when Orthodoxy was under pressure from Catholicism and then uniatism. Of particular interest is the coverage of the twentieth century, a time of persecution for Orthodoxy and its culture.

Author Biography

Nikolay Denisov

Dr. Hab. (Art History), Professor, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory; Deputy Head of the Department of Humanities, Russian Foundation for Basic Research.

13/6, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str., 125009, Moscow, Russia.

32a, Leninsky Ave., 119334, Moscow, Russia.

ORCID 0000-0002-5147-2767

denisov_nikolay@mail.ru

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Published

2019-12-21

How to Cite

Denisov, N. (2019). Musical Contributions to Belarusian Orthodoxy: Research Scope and Hypotheses. Quaestio Rossica, 7(4), 1349–1359. https://doi.org/10.15826/qr.2019.4.443

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Controversiae et recensiones