Mihail Berezovschi la 140 ani de la naştere. Tradiţii în perspectiva timpului
Mikhail Berezovsky: the 140th anniversary of his birth. Traditions in the perspective of time

Summary/Abstract: The author of this article examines the multifaceted activities of Mikhail Berezovschi [Berezovsky], Bessarabia’s first professional choral conductor and composer of church and secular choral music, and traces the connections with the musical traditions of the South-Eastern European Orthodox church. The influence of musical traditions developed in Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian religious music is significant, therefore, the priest and composer Mikhail Berezovsky, undertakes the reform of Bessarabian church music according with these traditions. It is noted that Berezovsky denied the methods developed by Gavriil Musicescu in the modification of church music in Romania and did not adhere to the Oriental system developed by musician and composer D. Cantemir, that influenced the Romanian sacred music in the Phanariot era. Modern Moldavian composers are following the musical principles and traditions established by Berezovsky that are traced in his sacred and secular compositions. Berezovsky, the educator, established wonderful methods for recruiting members into amateur and professional choirs composed of adults and children. These traditions stood the test of time and are actively explored by the current choir directors who live and work in the Republic of Moldova. The author examines the characteristics of Berezovsky’s sacred compositions and discusses the influence of his musical style on the future composers and on the development of the genre of choral music in the Republic of Moldova from 1990 to 2015.

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