GALICIAN AND UKRAINIAN MATERIALS


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Pisnoslovec
Lviv, 1909. 451 pages. (70.8 MB)

    A comprehensive hymnal of the Galician tradition with paraliturgical hymns for the major seasons of the liturgical year and for other times. Also includes troparia, kontakia and some liturgical hymns. Slavonic text, in Cyrillic.

Koljady, i Druhij Najbol'še Upotrebljajemyi Cerkovnyi Pisni
New York, 1926. (2.53 MB)

    A small hymnal containing Christmas carols and selected hymns for the rest of the liturgical year. These pieces are mostly Galician in origin, with some Carpatho-Rusyn pieces as well. Slavonic text, in Cyrillic.

Sheet Music and Text


Hymns of the Eastern Orthodox Church by Fr. Stephen Hallick
1966. 46 pages. (3.45 MB)

    English settings of popular Galician hymns and carols, along with a few liturgical hymns. The lyrics are often loose paraphrases or completely new compositions. Published by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. English text, with music.

Music and Lyrics for Hymns in Ukrainian
Unknown Source and Date. 59 pages. (3.8 MB)

    A collection of well-known Galician-Ukrainian hymns scanned from a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Divine Liturgy book. This collection includes hymns for the Great Fast, Pascha, the Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, the Mother of God, St. Nicholas, St. Joseph, Before Liturgy and Christmas, as well as several hymns for specifically Catholic devotions (the Sacred Heart and St. Josaphat) and two hymns for Ukraine. (No publisher, author or date of printing is given in this book--if you know the source, please e-mail me!)

Books of Related Chants


Djakivskij Kurs: Zbirnik Cerkovnich Pisen
Winnipeg, 1954. 61 pages. (11.6 MB)

    A "cantor's course" in Galician chant from the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Canada. Includes the Eight Tones (with "Bulgarian" melodies), music from the Triodion, the Pentecostarion, the ordinary of Matins, Divine Liturgy, Weddings, Funerals, and a few paraliturgical hymns. In Ukrainian.

Last Update to This Page: January 2009