Open AccessByzantine church singing in the studies of fr. Peter Franz Krypiakevych
Author(s) -
Natalia Syrotynska
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
naukovì zbìrki lʹvìvsʹkoï nacìonalʹnoï muzičnoï akademìï ìmenì m. v. lisenka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2310-0583
DOI - 10.33398/2310-0583.2018.4243.5.12
Subject(s) - byzantine architecture , worship , literature , theme (computing) , poetry , rite , choir , singing , interpretation (philosophy) , history , art , philosophy , classics , theology , visual arts , linguistics , computer science , operating system , management , economics
This article examines the historical path of the development of the Byzantine hymnography and sacred monody in the researcher’s works of fr. PetroKrypjakevych. An important role of the research of the Byzantine sacredhymnography is his study of its specific characteristics and the phenomen ofthe relations with ancient writing heritage. Church poetry played a major role inthe development of the literature poetry, its images were used by many ukrainianwriters of the XVI-XVII centuries, most of which in their profession were relatedwith the Church, and, therefore, knew perfectly sacred hymnohraphy. Liturgicalbooks also helped to a perfect knowledge of singin monody material.In the Byzantine hymnography the main place taked the Marian theme.The article analyzed the cultural complex of the existing forms of the liturgicalsinging tradition, defined existence of the expression among the sacredhymnohraphy. In the development of the Christian rite, the dramaturgy of theTheotokion texts is improved, the system of genres, which is combined by thecommon theme, is formed, the image of the Virgin gains the axiological completeness and becomes as the source of valuable norms in opposition to eviland hope for salvation. This explains the involvement of the Marian chants intoall the spheres of the liturgical worship that allows recognizing the Theotokionas a cultural phenomenon, evidenced by the high emotional and intellectualconcentration and communication within the syncretic filling all the rite levels.The investigated material by fr. Petro Krypjakevych reveals the continuedinterpretation of God Mother‘s image as the carrier of the core foundationsof the human spirit that remains to be ideal in interpreting the various artisticand philosophical systems, based on manifesting the eternal valuablecategories such as: love and compassion. That’s why the research of fr. PetroKrypjakevych is an important contribution to the world treasury of therecognition of the spiritual culture of humankind.