Historical Aspects of Church Singing in the Field of Cultural Traditions of Russia

Abstract

The article discusses the historical aspects of church singing, as well as church singing practice related to the activities of the Orthodox Church in Russia. It is shown that this practice has become a part of the global musical culture and a solid foundation of the national performing choir school. The activities of the great regents of the past-V. Orlov, A. Kastalsky, N. Danilin, P. Chesnokov, M. Klimov, A. Arkhangelsky and many others received worldwide recognition and gave a powerful impetus to the development of choral art. Particular attention is paid to the church singing practice, which today is a collection of regional regent practices that are relatively autonomous and often different among themselves. Therefore, it is most expedient to study them separately, taking into account the contextual peculiarities of a particular region. So, for example, the Voronezh region is a region in which different types of cultures coexist. Naturally, this fact creates a special situation in their interaction, including in the sphere of religious consciousness. The existence of multi-confessional church choirs "at the junction" of national cultures is extremely important in the context of the problems of modern society-the crisis of culture, spiritual relativism, aggressive propaganda of pseudo-religious sects, outbreaks of nationalism. Such a dialogue will be useful for the formation of tolerance, mutual understanding and understanding of the values of different cultures.