{"product_id":"a-common-book-of-church-hymns-divine-liturgy","title":"A Common Book of Church Hymns: Divine Liturgy - With Music!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivine Liturgy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first volume in our library of Common Church Hymns, together with our new \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stmpress.com\/products\/a-book-of-common-church-hymns-great-vespers?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=4bf426140\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Vespers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivine Liturgy\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect companion for the church singer and\/or choir director. It contains a complete anthology of hymns so that Divine Liturgy may be sung on any day of the year with little additional material. Likewise, the unique melody-bass notation allows any variety of singers to use the same score: from one soprano to a full mixed choir. For a full introduction to how the notation of our Common Book of Church Hymns works, please see this delightful video produced by Anastasia Kappanadze, director of Saint Tikhon's Monastery music residency program: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sainttikhonsmusic.com\/how-to-harmonize\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/sainttikhonsmusic.com\/how-to-harmonize\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe musical selections contained in \u003cem\u003eDivine Liturgy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewere chosen from the standard repertoire of the Slavic \u003cem\u003eobikhod \u003c\/em\u003efor the sake of their familiarity. It seeks to represent what is commonly sung at Saint Tikhon's Monastery in particular and within the Orthodox Church in America in general. However, since the monastery and the OCA has incorporated elements from the Byzantine and Carpatho-Rusyn musical traditions, these are also present in this volume. Please see the images below for a full review of the contents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Common Book of Church Hymns is the first library of printed music to appear in English that attempts to rival the existing Slavonic \u003cem\u003eobikhods \u003c\/em\u003eboth in terms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lG\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e comprehensiveness and in terms \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lG\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e easy adaptability to small ensembles or solo chanters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmyth-sewn binding and high-quality cloth cover guarantees durability on the choir stand, even when laid flat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10\" x 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in Great Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43945571450983,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4161\/6743\/files\/IMG_0892_500x_f4178997-c462-4ade-bf79-231976011a13.webp?v=1781752801","url":"https:\/\/saintpeterthealeut.myshopify.com\/products\/a-common-book-of-church-hymns-divine-liturgy","provider":"St. Peter the Aleut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}