The choir-master: a destiny, a ministry: Archpriest Michael Fortounatto

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029132
Balueva, N.V

Regent: Sud`ba i Sluzhenie

Protoierei Mikhail Fortunato

[ The choir-master: a destiny, a ministry: Archpriest Michael Fortounatto : Protoierei Mikhail Fortunato]

Moscow: Iazyki slavianskoi kul`tury, 2012
424 p. [8 ill.] Images

Hardcover. 16 x 24 cm. Printing 800
ISBN: 9785955104812
Language: Russian

The monograph is a biography of Michael Fortunato (b. 1931), an Orthodox choir-master and archpriest. He belongs to the second generation of Russian emigre. The diverse aspects of the life of Russian emigration in France and Britain can be seen through the story of Fortunato`s life. Father Michael`s ministry as priest and choir-master took place in England within the diocese of Sourozh under the authority of metropolitan Anthony (Bloom). This book also tells the story of Fortunato`s contribution in the restoration of the chant in the liturgical musical tradition of Russia. The publication is lavishly illustrated. Index. Appendices.

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» Religion and Theology » History of the Russian Orthodox Church

» Who is Who / Personalities/Biographies » Religious Figures

» Humanities » Music » Sacred Music with scores

» Current Topics » Three Waves of Russian Emigration-Russkoe Zarubezh`e

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