Category: Prostopinije

Published in Zagreb in 1944 Timko provides the basic collection of chant for the three main sevices in a compact short format. To this he adds a short section on extra liturgical hymns at the […]

Published in Allentown, PA in 1946 Sokol sought to provide these collections of chant for the cantor that increasing could not read the Cyrillic alphabet. These volumes are aimed at the increasing numbers of American […]

Published in McAdoo, PA in 1955 Sokol sought to provide these collections of chant for the cantor that increasing could not read the Cyrillic alphabet. These volumes are aimed at the increasing numbers of American […]

Published in Wilkes Barre, PA in 1925 Ratsin sought to provide the same chant collection for cantors as the Bokshai 1906 collection with some supplements. At the time in the USA the Bokshai volume was […]

Published in Uzhorod in 1906 This work is a concession in a collection that is otherwise purely works of Prostopinije in Church Slavonic. This represents the same material as is contained in Bokshai’s Church Slavonic […]

Published in Presov in 1943 Bokshai & Kochan collaborated on this collection of liturgical hymns for the Sunday eight tone cycle. The book largely provides a single convenient volume for these Sunday hymns. The book […]

Published in Presov in 1970 The Papp Irmologion is the primary example of the great thaw in relations between the communist government and the church in the 70s. This anthology was the first printing of […]

Published in Mukachevo in 1930 Khoma has a collection of the basic variable material for matins, vespers and Divine Liturgy. This does not have any of the common parts of the Divine Liturgy service. But […]

The Standard Teaching Text for Rusyn Chant Published in Uzhorod in 1906 For the Carpatho-Rusyn chant tradition this is the basic collection of melodies. This is not the only version for the repetoire nor does […]

Published in Presov in 1978 Bobak is part of the publishing effort during the thaw in relations between church and state in Czechoslovakia. The book is in Translitterated Church Slavonic and is very poorly made. […]

The Carpatho-Rusyn (CR) prostopinije is a system of chant melodies from a variety of sources and patterns. The system includes a number of eight tone cycles, each of which is proper to certain classes of […]

By Steven Reynolds, University of Oregon The Carpatho-Rusyn Slavonic plainchant (prostopinije) is a typical and distinctive feature of Rusyn culture. Where did it come from? No single answer can be given, because the prostopinije is […]

Prostopinije is the name for the Capatho-Rusyn chant tradition.  Roughly translated “plain chant” is a system of relatively simple music for the congregational singing of the divine services.  These are typically lead by a single […]