Znamenny Chant
Within the dominant “State Church”, harmonized “part signing” was introduced within a few years after Patriarch Nikon’s reforms. Following the annexation of Kiev and part of the Ukraine in 1654, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and Patriarch Nikon invited singers from Kiev to come to Moscow and lead the singing in the patriarchal church. These singers brought their chant books using the staff notation known as Kievan Notation or Square-Note (Quadratic) Notation, and they introduced their practice of harmonized singing. Both the Kievan music and its notation caught on very quickly in the churches patronized by the wealthy upper classes, and within a generation almost completely superseded the Neumatic Notation and the ancient chant melodies within the State Church.
Click here for the introductory primer that has been used to teach Znamenny Chant to choir members in our parish for nearly 100 years.
Znamenny Chant instruction Lesson #1 (11/11/20)
Znamenny Chant instruction Lesson #2 (11/18/20)
Lesson #3 Resources
“In the Morning, Direct My Steps…”
Znamenny Chant instruction Lesson #3 (12/10/20)
Lesson #4 Resources
Chant Class #4 1st Znamenny Review
Znamenny Chant Instruction Lesson 4 (12/23/30)
Lesson 5 Resources
Znamenny Chant Instruction Lesson 5
Znamenny Chant Instruction Lesson 6 - Note - only audible from 31 minute mark
Lesson 7 Resources:
Znamenny Chant Instruction Lesson 7
Lesson 8 Resources:
Chant Class #7 Review Quiz with answers
Divine Liturgy “Lord have mercy”
Divine Liturgy “Come Let us Worship”
Divine Liturgy - Post Catechumen Litany - “To Thee O Lord”
Lesson 9 Resources:
