Music To Accompany the Good Shepherd Prayerbook (2007)
In April of 2007 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada published its newest and most comprehensive prayer book in over 50 years: the “Good Shepherd” or “Dobryj Pastyr”. In order for the prayer book to bring forth spiritual fruit as effectively as possible two other publications were needed: the priest’s service book or “Sluzhebnyk”, and musical settings for the liturgical hymns.
This collection of musical notes prepared by the Alberta Benevolent Cantors Association serves the need for a common musical arrangement of the new translation according to the Galician melodies commonly used in most parishes of the UOCC. By means of explanation several points regarding these arrangements must be made.
Blessings by Metropolitan John
Blessing of these arrangements of the Galician Melodies
Blessing of the temporary usage of the Provisional Text for the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Tips for Cantors using the Galician Musical Settings
Learn more about Congregational Singing, Absolute & Relative Pitch, Exclamation and Response, Note Values, The Eight Resurrectional Tones, The Alleluia, and The Communion Hymn.
Printed Music
Divine Liturgy
Released February 7, 2008 – Galician
Memorial Litiya
Released February 7, 2008 – Galician
The Eight Resurrectional Tones
Released March 3, 2008 – Galician
Instead of the Trisagion (Thrice-Holy Hymn)
Released February 7, 2008 – Galician
Listen: Ukrainian
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
Released March 6, 2008
Binder:
Notes:
Resurrection Matins
Released March 5, 2008
Letter of Explanation:
Resurrection Matins Letter in Ukrainian not available at this time
Music:
Resurrection Matins Ukrainian not available at this time