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Bells of Russian-Orthodox Churches
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Track Listing
- Tallin, Cathedral of St. Aleksandr, Ringing during the Liturgy
- Pskovo-Pecora, The funeral bells
- P�chti, The funeral bells
- Pskovo-Pecora, Ringing during the Holy Week
- Pskovo, Monastry in the Caves, Polyeleon bells
- P�chti, Convent of the Defunction of Mary, Feast ringing
- Pskovo-Pecora, Ringing during the Great Doxology
- Trinity Church (Feast ringing)
- Pecora, Monastry, Feast ringing
- Church of the 40 Martyrs (Feast ringing)
- Zagorsk, Belfry of Lavra, Feast ringing
- Moscow, Convent of the New Virgins, Feast bells
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #413794 in Music
- Released on: 1999-11-30
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .21 pounds
Customer Reviews
Not the usual stuff...
One needs to be aware of the difference between Western and Eastern traditions of bell ringing. Western tradition is melodic. Obersely, Russian bell ringing is rhythmic; that is to say, there are no melodies, just rhythms and combinations of rhythms. The resulting harmonies are quite complex and often mind-boggling. I have seen a few times samples of overtones, tones, and rhythmic notations of Russian bell-ringing - the harmonic complexity is off the scale and is also nearly atonal. Each bell also generates an overtone series that has nothing to do with what we know as "overtone series" i.e., Octave, fifth, major third, minor third etc. How it is achieved, I do not know... So this is not your usual bell-ringing, not the usual stuff.
No real melodies
These bells just seem to clank and clammer, they don't have the same sound of cathedrals in Western Europe. Sounds more primative and rural. Which is probably typical for a Russian-Orthodox Church. At first I was disappointed, but the combination clinks and clanks grew interesting and almost funny.
