Glossary entry

Serbo-Croat term or phrase:

znameni raspev

English translation:

znamenny chant

Sep 1, 2001 07:03
22 yrs ago
Serbo-Croat term

znameni raspev

Serbo-Croat to English Art/Literary
znameni raspev, znameno pojanje

"Tavener se posluzio citatima ruskog znamenog pojanja"


"...ornamentira melodiju ruskog znamenog raspeva"

I don't understand the term "znameni" and I'm not sure how to translate "raspev"; please help.

Proposed translations

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singing that was notated by some special signs

This is Old Church Slavic, or Russion by origin.

"Znamen" denotes "sign/s".

1. LETTLAND- Chor Blagovest, Riga
... starting from the oldest, sometimes nameless, canticles based of the Russian znamennyi raspev [singing recorded not by notes, but by some special signs] whose ...


2. ... allant des cantiques les plus anciens et parfois anonymes fondés sur les "znamennyi
raspev" russes (chants transcrits non pas á l'aide de notes mais sous ...

www.ping.be/musicproductions/pagina02_fr.htm

3. Blagovest
... starting from the oldest, sometimes nameless, canticles, based on Russian "znamennyi raspev" (singing that was notated by some special signs), whose history is ...
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agree Ludwig Chekhovtsov
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agree Nermina (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks - the second reference is really helpful!"
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noted chant

"znameni" is usually singing noted with neumas, Byzantine music signs. "Raspev" is literaly "way of singing".
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