Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Пáвел Григóрьевич Чеснокóв) (24 October 1877, Voskresensk, Zvenigorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate – 14 March 1944, Moscow, also transliterated Tschesnokoff, Tchesnokov, Tchesnokoff, and Chesnokoff) was an Imperial Russian and Sovietcomposer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece Salvation is Created as well as works such as Do Not Reject Me in Old Age (solo for basso profundo) and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.
Chesnokov was born in Vladimir, near Moscow on 24 October 1877. While attending the Moscow Conservatory, he received extensive training in both instrumental and vocal music including nine years of solfège, and seven years training for both the piano and violin. His studies in composition included four years of harmony, counterpoint, and form. During his years at the school, he had the opportunity to study with prominent Russian composers like Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, who greatly influence his style of liturgy-driven choral composition.
At an early age, Chesnokov gained recognition as a great conductor and choirmaster while leading many groups including the Russian Choral Society Choir. This reputation earned him a position on staff at the Moscow Conservatory where great composers and music scholars like Tchaikovsky had shared their skills and musical insight. There he founded a choral conducting program, which he taught from 1920 until his death.
By the age of 30, Chesnokov had completed nearly four hundred sacred choral works, but his proliferation of church music came to a standstill at the time of the Russian revolution. Under communist rule, no one was permitted to produce any form of sacred art. So in response, he composed an additional hundred secular works, and conducted secular choirs like the Moscow Academy Choir and the Bolshoi Theatre Choir. In the Soviet era religion was often under oppression. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour,[1] whose last choirmaster had been Chesnokov, was destroyed, which disturbed him so deeply that he stopped writing music altogether.
He died on 14 March 1944 of a heart attack caused by malnutrition while he was waiting in a Moscow bread line.[2]
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^The cathedral was demolished in 1933 in order to construct a House of Soviets - a massive skyscraper intended to house various government authorities and promote the Soviet regime, topped with a 100-meter-tall aluminum statue of the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. However, because of technical difficulties this building was never constructed and the site was instead used for an outdoor swimming pool which occupied the area until the early 1990s, when government officials began to consider a project to rebuild the church originally on the site. It was reconstructed in the early 1990s (Moscow Hotels, JSC 2001-2007).
^Sillitoe, Stuart. "Recording of the Month". Musicweb International. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
Bakst, James. A History of Russian-Soviet Music. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1966.
deAlbuquerque, Joan. Salvation Is Created, Pavel Tschesnokoff (1877-1944). Vol. IV, in Teaching Music through Performance in Band, by Larry Blocher, Eugene M Corporon, Ray Cramer, Tim Lautzenheiser, Edward S. Lisk and Richard Miles, 370-374. Chicago, IL: GIA Publications, Inc., 1997-2002.
Leonard, Richard Anthony. A History of Russian Music. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1956.
pavel, chesnokov, pavel, grigorievich, chesnokov, russian, Пáвел, Григóрьевич, Чеснокóв, october, 1877, voskresensk, zvenigorodsky, uyezd, moscow, governorate, march, 1944, moscow, also, transliterated, tschesnokoff, tchesnokov, tchesnokoff, chesnokoff, imperi. Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov Russian Pavel Grigorevich Chesnokov 24 October 1877 Voskresensk Zvenigorodsky Uyezd Moscow Governorate 14 March 1944 Moscow also transliterated Tschesnokoff Tchesnokov Tchesnokoff and Chesnokoff was an Imperial Russian and Soviet composer choral conductor and teacher He composed over five hundred choral works over four hundred of which are sacred Today he is most known for his piece Salvation is Created as well as works such as Do Not Reject Me in Old Age solo for basso profundo and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Contents 1 Life 2 Notes 3 Some notable works 4 References 5 External linksLife editChesnokov was born in Vladimir near Moscow on 24 October 1877 While attending the Moscow Conservatory he received extensive training in both instrumental and vocal music including nine years of solfege and seven years training for both the piano and violin His studies in composition included four years of harmony counterpoint and form During his years at the school he had the opportunity to study with prominent Russian composers like Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov Ivanov who greatly influence his style of liturgy driven choral composition At an early age Chesnokov gained recognition as a great conductor and choirmaster while leading many groups including the Russian Choral Society Choir This reputation earned him a position on staff at the Moscow Conservatory where great composers and music scholars like Tchaikovsky had shared their skills and musical insight There he founded a choral conducting program which he taught from 1920 until his death By the age of 30 Chesnokov had completed nearly four hundred sacred choral works but his proliferation of church music came to a standstill at the time of the Russian revolution Under communist rule no one was permitted to produce any form of sacred art So in response he composed an additional hundred secular works and conducted secular choirs like the Moscow Academy Choir and the Bolshoi Theatre Choir In the Soviet era religion was often under oppression The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 1 whose last choirmaster had been Chesnokov was destroyed which disturbed him so deeply that he stopped writing music altogether He died on 14 March 1944 of a heart attack caused by malnutrition while he was waiting in a Moscow bread line 2 Notes edit The cathedral was demolished in 1933 in order to construct a House of Soviets a massive skyscraper intended to house various government authorities and promote the Soviet regime topped with a 100 meter tall aluminum statue of the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin However because of technical difficulties this building was never constructed and the site was instead used for an outdoor swimming pool which occupied the area until the early 1990s when government officials began to consider a project to rebuild the church originally on the site It was reconstructed in the early 1990s Moscow Hotels JSC 2001 2007 Sillitoe Stuart Recording of the Month Musicweb International Retrieved 23 March 2020 Some notable works editCorpus Salvation is Created 1912 O Lord God Duh Tvoy Blagiy Let Thy Good Spirit Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts Op 24 To Thee We Sing We Praise Thee Op 27 Panikhida Op 39 Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op 42 All night vigil Op 44References editBakst James A History of Russian Soviet Music New York Dodd Mead and Company 1966 deAlbuquerque Joan Salvation Is Created Pavel Tschesnokoff 1877 1944 Vol IV in Teaching Music through Performance in Band by Larry Blocher Eugene M Corporon Ray Cramer Tim Lautzenheiser Edward S Lisk and Richard Miles 370 374 Chicago IL GIA Publications Inc 1997 2002 Leonard Richard Anthony A History of Russian Music New York The Macmillan Company 1956 Moscow Hotels JSC The Cathedral of Christ the Savior 2001 2007 http www moscow taxi com churches cathedral of christ savior html accessed April 8 2008 Thompson Oscar The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians Tenth Edition Edited by Bruce Bohle New York Dodd Mead 1975 External links editFree scores by Pavel Chesnokov in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Free scores by Pavel Chesnokov at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pavel Chesnokov amp oldid 1219348577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
