Litany of an Old Russian Demestvenny Liturgy - Демественная Литургия, Великая Ектения

The complete CD with Demestvenny Liturgy is stored on (English subs. are included) The Demestvenny polyphony appears in Russian manuscript sources since the XV-th century. The important thing is that in early manuscripts the Demestvenny music was initially meant as a polyphonic one. In the manuscript of the end of XV-th century all four voices of the Demestvenny polyphony are mentioned: Demestvo, Upper voice, Path voice and Lower voice. The three hymns of the Demestvenny polyphony we
Back to Top