MEDIEVAL RUSSIAN SINGING ART: THE CANON AND ITS UPDATE
The article is devoted to the consideration of the Russian medieval church-singing tradition and its development up to the 17th century. The article highlights the main types of chant, such as Kiev, Greek, Bulgarian, etc., their versions, the history of the origin and introduction of Russian liturgical practices, as well as metrorhythmic and intonational features of a particular chant. In addition to the singalong chants, the article touches upon the emergence of Russian church polyphony. Proceeding from the analysis of varieties of chants and the diversity of their genesis, it is concluded that throughout its development medieval singing culture undergoes changes associated with various influences, but at the same time its main feature is canonicality.