The Pisennik Project (established December 2007) is an online resource documenting the paraliturgical hymns of those Eastern Christians residing in and around the Carpathian mountains, namely the Carpatho-Rusyns, the Galicians/Ukrainians, and the Romanians. To a lesser degree, this website will include paraliturgical music from other Eastern Christian traditions.

At this time, the goals if this project are to provide: PDF versions of primary sources in the original languages (particularly if they are out of print or hard to find in the US); English translations and settings of hymns; sheet music; links to materials already online; and bibliographic listings. In time, audio resources may be added.

A friendly note to cantors, choir directors and singers: This site contains music from around the world, and thus ecclesiastical boundaries are crossed many times over. Some items carry an ecclesiastical approval, other items do not; some are simply sanctified through years of use. Before introducing something from this site into your repertoire, please check with your priest!

Please feel free ask questions, submit comments, feedback and suggestions, and contribute materials (for which credit is always given). Please e-mail me. David M. Mastroberte


New Addition on August 27, 2009!

JOYFULLY WE NOW SING--SPIVAJME VESELO
A Carpatho-Rusyn Hymn
for the Nativity of the Birthgiver of God

Bilingual Text and Music (180 KB)

Original lyrics from the "Chl'ib Dusi" prayerbook (Orthodox Diocese of Presov, 1996) with an English rendering. As far as I am aware, this is the first time this hymn has appeared in English! Link also available in the Carpatho-Rusyn Materials section.


Carpatho-Rusyn Materials


Galician and Ukrainian Materials


Romanian Materials


Links


Bibliography



Page Created December 20. 2007.
Last Update: August 27, 2009.