CHURCH SINGING IN RUSSIA AS THE BEGINNING OF RUSSIAN MUSIC
The paper discusses the phenomenon of Russian church singing. The writer notes that church singing in Russia is a prayer, a prayer song. He analyses the balance of word and music in prayer song. The paper underlines that music is the mainstay of prayer song. The writer argues that it is this music (music of prayer song) that forms the basis for as well as predetermines the development of Russian music.