History of Prostopinije
Introduction.
The Origins of Prostopinije
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The Era of Hand-written
Irmologia
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Printed Collections of Church
Plain Chant
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Prostopinije in the Nineteenth
Century
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The Bokshai Prostopinije
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Prostopinije in the Twentieth
Century - Europe
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Prostopinije in the Twentieth
Century - America
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The Future of
Prostopinije
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Recommended
Reading
- "Prostopinije"
- The liturgical chant according to the Carpatho-Ruthenian Tradition.
Byzantine Leaflet Series, No. 23.
(Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Press, 1981).
- Roccasalvo, (Sister) Joan L.
The Plainchant Tradition
of Southwest Rus'
(Boulder, CO: East European Monographs, 1986). A book-length study of
prostopinije, its history, and the evolution of prostopinije melodies.
- von Gardner, Johann.
"Several Observations on Congregational Chanting
during the Divine Services" (Liberty, TN: St. John of Kronstadt Press,
n.d.). Two articles, originally published in 1969, which describe the
congregational singing of prostopinije in Carpatho-Russia between the
First and Second World Wars, based on von Gardner's own recollections.
More
about: Prostopinije
More about aspects of prostopinje:
History
- Styles
of singing - Rhythm and tempo
- Melodies
- Learnng
- Chant
books -
Singing
the Services
