Sofia Orthodox Choir

Bulgarian Musical Tradition That Can Be Traced Back To The Early Middle Ages. There Are Many Works By Anonymous Authors Of Sacred Liturgic Chants. Among The Earliest Known Composers Of Bulgarian Medieval Orthodox Music Was John Koukouzeles About 1280-1360 Known As "the Angel". About 90 Of His Works Have Reached Us Today. He Enriched Byzantine Music With Bulgarian Intonations Implemented Reforms Introducing Polyphony And Refined Old Musical Notations. His Most Famous Composition "Polyeleos Of The Bulgarian Woman" Was Dedicated To His Bulgarian Mother. There Are Two Traditions Of Church Singing In Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Eastern Monodic One Voice And Choral Polyphonic . Monodic Orthodox Singing Follows The Laws Of Byzantine Music Requirements Of The Eight-Mode Canon. Choral Polyphonic Singing Typical For The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century Emerged As A Result Of Bulgaria Absorbing The Influence Of Russian Polyphonic Choral Music. Many Bulgarian Composers Of The Late XIX And XX Centuries Create Their Works In The Spirit Of Russian Polyphony. Music Makers With Great Contribution To The Development Of Bulgarian Church Slavonic Music Were Peter Dinev - Musicologist Composer And Educator A Person Of Great Merit For The Preservation And Study Of Medieval Bulgarian Music For Years Working On The "translation" Of Nevma Signs In Contemporary Musical Notations Which Give New Life And An Opportunity To Promote Liturgical Works Of The First Centuries Of Christianity In Bulgaria Dobri Hristov - One Of The Biggest Bulgarian Composers Who Brings Elements Of Secular Music In Melodic-Harmonic Plan. Today The Church Slavonic Music Called Orthodox Music Is Alive And Executed Both During The Church Service And In Concert Halls From Secular Choirs And Soloists. Modern Bulgarian World-Renowned Choirs And Singers Whose Repertoire Permanently Present Eastern Orthodox Church Slavonic Music Are Choir "John Koukouzeles" Sofia Boys' Choir Sofia Orthodox Choir Sofia Church Choir Chamber Choir "Madrigal" World Famous Opera Singers Boris Hristov Nikola Gyuzelev Etc. Eastern Orthodox Church Slavonic Chants Are Included In The Repertoire Of The People At Ensemble "Philip Kutev " "The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices" Choir "Cosmic Voices Of Bulgaria" Choir "Angels" Choir Ensemble "Pirin " " Eva Quartet" Quartet "Nightingale" "Bulgarian Junior Quartet" Male Vocal Ensemble "Svetoglas" And Others. read less