Orthodox Church Music: A Study of Church Music in Byzantium and Russia, and of the Theology of Orthodox Church Music (Books on Christian Orthodoxy)

By Ángel F. Sánchez-Escobar

Orthodox Liturgical music, as well as other church arts such as architecture or iconography, is part of the dogmatic tradition of the Orthodox Church and thus of its Holy Tradition, and a consequence of man's creativity as a son of God made unto His image. Orthodoxy is a singing and praying culture. When Orthodox believers gather to pray, they sing, and much of the theology of the Orthodox Church is passed on through sacred song in the liturgical services. Singing and praying are two elements intrinsically joined in Orthodox worship, and when the Orthodox faithful sing the goal is not only to acknowledge the meaning and content of the hymns they sing, but to know, to experience what they are singing. Music makes their praying come alive, whatever be the style of music they sing. It is from this historical dimension that I will attempt to address three main topics of Orthodox Church Music related to Church music in Byzantium, Church Music in Russia, and Theology of Church Music: development of byzantine hymnody, the arrival of church singing and its early development in Russia, and the role of music in the holy services. (?ngel F. S?nchez-Escobar, MA, PhD, ThD)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505358469
• ISBN13: 9781505358469
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"