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The Bulgarian Polyphonic Church Music (From 1878 to the 1930s)

Received: 21 June 2015     Accepted: 2 July 2015     Published: 28 September 2015
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Abstract

The polyphonic choral singing is presented in Bulgaria after the Liberation from Turkish slavery in 1878. For the perceptions of our first professional musicians it is a musical “advancement” and chance for us to be raised up “next to the culturally elevated nations”. Polyphony is introduced mostly in the central part of the divine service – Liturgy. The first Bulgarian professional musicians (almost all of whom have passed through sacred choirs, conducting) introduced sacred music in their creative work, understanding the necessity for establishment of a Bulgarian style of sacred music, of “national body of works for sacred singing”.

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 3, Issue 5-1)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Musical Theory, Psychology, Pedagogy and Performing

DOI 10.11648/j.ijla.s.2015030501.21
Page(s) 77-82
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Keywords

East Orthodox Sacred Music, Bulgarian Polyphonic Church Music, “Bolgarskij Rospev”, Liturgy

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  • Faculty of Musical Education, Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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