Thank you NihilNominis. I am the one posting St. Elias material to YouTube. I am amazed at the effort you made in producing this tribute. May God Bless you. If you go to the OCA website, you will find notes and text to much of what we sing--a real treasure. Looking forward to more of the same.
Nice job. Perhaps you can try the Cherubim Hymn on an organ. The Eastern rite version, not a rehashed western rite version. No offense to our western rite friends.
I'll certainly try. The "baroque polyphonies", as the Russians call them, are easier to put to a Western instrument. However, I will take up this request.
Frankly this Troparion does not sound particularly "Eastern" either...rather odd..I know the slavs really get very western musically adopting baroque polyphony and forgetting znanameny which certainly appeals to western converts and Peter the great tsar types...but for me..its just one more piece of latinization.
liturgica . c o m has a very nice "Ancient Slavonic Chant" cd done by bulgarian researchers.
St. Elias the Prophet church uses much polyphony. My personal view is that it can make the liturgy quite beautiful, and such beautification is well within the spirit of the liturgy. However, to each his own!
The intrigueing aspect is that normally much eastern music can not be properly played on instruments designed for western music. Particularly keyboard instruments which dont have pitch bending or re-tuning. And yet the original organ is from Alexandria, Egypt
And than also we have the harmonium played by the Sikhs of Punjab.
I recommend comparing some of the Ethiopian and Malankaran dioceses liturgical music which makes use of organ or keyboard instrument to your own results.
Being an Orthodox Christian myself, it is interesting to hear our songs and hymns being played on an instrument other than our own voices. The only instruments we use in our church is the human voice. However, you do a fabulous job with your fingers.
The playing is nice, although on YouTube the organ sounds horrible. I'm sure it sounds way better in person, but organs just don't come through as they should on YouTube. Thanks for posting!
Indeed, the organ didn't come through nicely at all. Thank you for overlooking this, however! If you haven't already, I also posted a piece by Schumann that I put to organ. Check it out, if you like this sort of thing.
Thank you NihilNominis. I am the one posting St. Elias material to YouTube. I am amazed at the effort you made in producing this tribute. May God Bless you. If you go to the OCA website, you will find notes and text to much of what we sing--a real treasure. Looking forward to more of the same.
tsyhan 2 years ago
absolutely meamarizing...continue and finish it .you'r talented, gifted. use it
woodyaan 4 years ago
Nice job. Perhaps you can try the Cherubim Hymn on an organ. The Eastern rite version, not a rehashed western rite version. No offense to our western rite friends.
bazzil07 4 years ago
I'll certainly try. The "baroque polyphonies", as the Russians call them, are easier to put to a Western instrument. However, I will take up this request.
NihilNominis 4 years ago
The only instrument made by God is the human voice.
mjj203 4 years ago 4
well the organ is been a symbol of god since its creation almost 1,000 years ago.
Brandotuomikoski 3 years ago
Frankly this Troparion does not sound particularly "Eastern" either...rather odd..I know the slavs really get very western musically adopting baroque polyphony and forgetting znanameny which certainly appeals to western converts and Peter the great tsar types...but for me..its just one more piece of latinization.
liturgica . c o m has a very nice "Ancient Slavonic Chant" cd done by bulgarian researchers.
carolking 4 years ago
St. Elias the Prophet church uses much polyphony. My personal view is that it can make the liturgy quite beautiful, and such beautification is well within the spirit of the liturgy. However, to each his own!
NihilNominis 4 years ago
The intrigueing aspect is that normally much eastern music can not be properly played on instruments designed for western music. Particularly keyboard instruments which dont have pitch bending or re-tuning. And yet the original organ is from Alexandria, Egypt
And than also we have the harmonium played by the Sikhs of Punjab.
I recommend comparing some of the Ethiopian and Malankaran dioceses liturgical music which makes use of organ or keyboard instrument to your own results.
carolking 4 years ago
I will look into those instruments.
Many years to you both!
NihilNominis 4 years ago
Being an Orthodox Christian myself, it is interesting to hear our songs and hymns being played on an instrument other than our own voices. The only instruments we use in our church is the human voice. However, you do a fabulous job with your fingers.
May God grant you many years!
SylviaDouche 4 years ago 2
Thank you for your kind words, Sylvia!
NihilNominis 4 years ago
The playing is nice, although on YouTube the organ sounds horrible. I'm sure it sounds way better in person, but organs just don't come through as they should on YouTube. Thanks for posting!
GrandeChoeur 4 years ago
Indeed, the organ didn't come through nicely at all. Thank you for overlooking this, however! If you haven't already, I also posted a piece by Schumann that I put to organ. Check it out, if you like this sort of thing.
NihilNominis 4 years ago
Please rate and comment, and do so honestly.
NihilNominis 4 years ago