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Georgian Chorales are an outstanding monument of Georgian music. They
reached the highest point of their development in the 10th
- 11th centuries. Academician Ivane Djavakhishvili believes that in the
9th century if not earlier there existed in Georgia a theory of church singing
which was called Athe Science of Voice Study. At the same time there appeared
books on hymnography – such as collections of eight voice chants.
Graphically Georgian neumees differed from Greek
and Latin ones. Their system of notation remained undeciphered until recently.
It should be studied in comparison with the early Byzantine system used
in Greek chants for initially Georgian church singing developed on the
basis of Georgian texts. Later it acquired traditional features of folk
polyphonic singing.
At the beginning of this century church chorales
were studied and performed by specialists who inherited this priceless
legacy from previous generations.
Georgian Sacred Music
Church Chorales
1 - 28
Excerpts:
V
XII
XXII
Christmas Chants
29 - 44
Excerpt:
XXX
In Georgian
"Rustavi" ensemble
Artistic Director - Anzor Erkomaishvili