"This is the true Faith, This is the Faith of the Apostles, This is the Orthodox Faith, This Faith established the universe,” — Thus, Rozov (the deacon) sang to the melody of the ancient chant, after he had read the Symbol of Faith. Then he read how the Church maintained the Faith and Tradition of the Holy Fathers, and how those who believe otherwise it separates from itself …(and there, changing to a somewhat lower pitch, Rozov said slowly and deliberately) “…and a-na-the-ma-ti-zes!”
Then, in a yet deeper voice, he begins the «recitation» of the anathema: “All those who deny the existence of God, and assert that the world came into being by itself - Anathema!
«Anathema! Anathema! Anathema!» — in an awesome unison the entire mass of clergy, the vast majority of whom were bassos, sang in reply.
The Synodal Choir took up and echoed the chant, “Anathema, Anathema, Anathema!”
Once again, Rozov «exclaimed» a new separation – and in response the awesome “anathema” thundered from the clergy and choir.
The faces of the holy martyrs looked out sternly from the frescoes on the tall columns. Sternly and solemnly, in all the glory of Orthodoxy the bishops stood, vested in gold sakkoses that looked as if they had been forged [rather than woven]." - from the reflections of Johann von Gardner, the eminent Slavic musicologist, which he wrote after attending the Sunday of Orthodoxy service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin in 1914.
Then, in a yet deeper voice, he begins the «recitation» of the anathema: “All those who deny the existence of God, and assert that the world came into being by itself - Anathema!
«Anathema! Anathema! Anathema!» — in an awesome unison the entire mass of clergy, the vast majority of whom were bassos, sang in reply.
The Synodal Choir took up and echoed the chant, “Anathema, Anathema, Anathema!”
Once again, Rozov «exclaimed» a new separation – and in response the awesome “anathema” thundered from the clergy and choir.
The faces of the holy martyrs looked out sternly from the frescoes on the tall columns. Sternly and solemnly, in all the glory of Orthodoxy the bishops stood, vested in gold sakkoses that looked as if they had been forged [rather than woven]." - from the reflections of Johann von Gardner, the eminent Slavic musicologist, which he wrote after attending the Sunday of Orthodoxy service in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin in 1914.
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