Carols of Birds, Bells, and Sacred Hymns from Ukraine (eBook)

An Anthology and Cultural Companion

Marika C. Kuzma (Autor)

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2024
459 Seiten
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0514-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Ukraine's abundant heritage of singing includes thousands of carols. This anthology introduces an ancient culture that is nevertheless new to world audiences. In this book, the carols become a prism through which all of Ukraine's history, culture, and vibrant spirit are brought to light. It includes the internationally celebrated "e;Carol of the Bells"e;-in its original version as a winter song of gratitude and resilience, and it covers sacred and secular pieces for the Christmas to New Year's season: from early chant to elaborate new choral fantasies. Transliterations and translations make the carols accessible to a broad audience. Along with music scores, it shares the stories behind each carol: historical context, biographies of composers, explanations of winter rituals. Written during Russia's war on Ukraine, the book is also journalistic. These carols often carry gripping narratives of a unique choral activism that has helped Ukraine, its language, and its people to survive.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2024
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-0364-0514-1 / 1036405141
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0364-0514-4 / 9781036405144