Първата българска многогласна литургия
The First Bulgarian Choral Liturgy

Summary/Abstract: The article presents “The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” by Atanas Badev, which is the first example of a fully complete authorial cycle in the new Bulgarian church music after the Liberation. The issues addressed include the factors for Badev’s formation as a musician, his professional activities, the creation of his Liturgy, the specifics of its architectonics and the compositional techniques employed, as well as the attitudes towards it within the context of the discussion on the true Bulgarian church singing. A strong emphasis is placed on the necessity for the enduring presence of the Liturgy in ecclesiastical practices and choral performances and also on Atanas Badev’s role for laying the foundations of choral church singing in Bulgaria.

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