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17-570: The original Obikhod, the book of rites of the monastery of Volokolamsk , was composed about 1575. Among its subjects were traditional liturgical chants. The Obikhod was originally monodic but later developed polyphony. In 1772 the Obikhod was the first compilation of music printed in Russia, in Moscow . The common version was extensively revised and standardized by composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ; this version

34-461: A key role in the political and ecclesiastic life of the 16th-century Russia . It was also a stronghold of struggle against the opponents of church landownership and heretics . Its vaults were used as a prison for dissenters. The famous inmates included Maximus the Greek (who spent 14 years there), Vassian Patrikeyev , Feodor Kuritsyn , Feodosii, Archbishop of Novgorod (1542–1551) who helped in compiling

51-513: A monastery could not be removed from a bishop's authority without his permission and Serapion had clearly not granted permission. The grand prince and metropolitan convened a church council, headed by Joseph's brother, the bishop of Rostov, which deposed Serapion and confined him to the Troitse-Sergeev Lavra, where he died in 1516. Over the next several decades, the monastery became the center of his disciples, or Josephinians , and played

68-499: Is a monastery for men, located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk , Moscow Oblast . In the 15th and 16th centuries, it rivaled the Trinity as the most authoritative and wealthy monastery in Russia . It was frequently referred to as lavra , although there was no official corroboration of that status. Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery was founded in 1479 by Joseph Volotsky . Originally under

85-610: Is separated by a semitone . If starting from G, the result is: G, A, B / C, D, E / F, G, A / B♭, C, D. Theoretically, more groups can be added either above or below, which has been done by some 20th-century Russian composers. This pitch set also influenced Russian folk music: for example, the Livenka accordion contains the pitch set on its melody side. Monastery of Volokolamsk Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery (Иосифо-Волоколамский монастырь, Волоцкий Успенский Иосифов монастырь in Russian )

102-572: The patronage of Vasili III . When Daniel became metropolitan , he assisted Vasili III in summoning the Prince of Seversk Vasili Shemyachich to Moscow and imprisoning him. In 1525, bypassing the ecclesiastic canons , Daniel sanctioned the divorce between Vasili III and his childless wife Solomonia Saburova , which caused general discontent in Muscovy . Daniel was the initiator of a number of church councils ( sobory ) between 1525 and 1531, which condemned

119-576: The Great Bell Tower in the Moscow Kremlin . During the Time of Troubles , Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery was actively engaged in helping the government of Basil IV in his struggle against Ivan Bolotnikov 's rebels. The Polish hetman Roman Rożyński lost his life besieging the monastery in 1611. After the siege, the monks captured a lot of Polish cannons, which were later used for festive fire works. At

136-418: The Obikhod style for his 1812 Overture , as did Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in his Russian Easter Festival Overture . Anatoly Lyadov also drew from them in his Ten Arrangements from Obikhod Op.61, as did Alexander Raskatov in his Obikhod (2002). The pitch set used in these chants traditionally consists of four three-note groups. Each note within a group is separated by a whole tone , and each group

153-598: The Velikaia Mineia Chetii of Makarii and helped draw up documents for the Stoglav Council , Metropolitan Daniel , and Tsar Basil IV . Joseph Volotsky, Metropolitan Daniel, Archbishop Feodosii, and Malyuta Skuratov are among many notables buried within monastery walls. In the 1560s, Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery was the second largest landowner in Russia, with more than 30,000 desyatinas of arable lands in its possession. Several smaller priories, dependent on

170-514: The cloister and blew up its famous bell-tower. Although the churches have been subsequently restored, the bell-tower remains a major loss sustained by Russian art during the war. 56°10′19″N 36°5′51″E  /  56.17194°N 36.09750°E  / 56.17194; 36.09750 Daniel, Metropolitan of Moscow Daniel ( Russian : Даниил ; before 1492 – May 22, 1547) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1522 to 1539. He

187-429: The end of the 17th century, the monastery was reconstructed in the fashionable Naryshkin style . The new walls, completed by 1688, featured nine sharp-coned towers of stone. A golden-domed church was built over the main gates to the monastery in 1679. A church of similar design was added in 1682 to the spacious refectory , currently the oldest building in the complex, dating from 1504. The new Assumption Cathedral replaced

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204-425: The jurisdiction of the archbishop of Novgorod , following a dispute with the local prince, Fedor Borisovich of Volokolamsk, Joseph appealed to grand Prince Vasilii III and the metropolitan to take the monastery under direct control. This led to a dispute between Joseph, the grand prince, and the metropolitan on the one hand, and Archbishop Serapion I of Novgorod (r. 1506–1509) on the other, since according to canon law

221-495: The monastery, were founded on these lands. Within the principal cloister, three ponds were kept full of fresh water. After the Assumption Cathedral was constructed in brick in 1486, the great icon-painter Dionisius was summoned to embellish its walls with frescoes. An enormous octagonal bell-tower was constructed in 9 tiers in the 1490s. At that time, it was the tallest structure in Russia. Its design heralded that of Ivan

238-514: The old one between 1682 and 1689. Its exterior was elaborately decorated with coloured tiles, and a marvellously carved iconostasis was installed in the interior. After the October Revolution of 1917, Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery was turned into a museum . The Soviet authorities destroyed all the bells and took most of the icons to Moscow . During World War II , the Nazi army seriously damaged

255-617: The opponents of the Josephinians - Maximus the Greek and Vassian Patrikeyev . While on his deathbed, Vasili III asked Daniel to take care of his wife and son. The metropolitan solemnly blessed Ivan IV in the Cathedral of the Dormition . During the struggle between the Shuisky family and prince Ivan Belsky in 1538, Daniel supported the latter, for which he would be defrocked a year later by

272-559: Was published as the 1909 edition of the Obikhod, the last before the Russian Revolution. The Obikhod style, and the 1909 edition, was predominantly used by the Russian Orthodox Church during the decades of Soviet Union rule in the 20th century. Its adoption displaced other Russian styles, and also the traditions of Georgian Chant , Armenian Chant , and Carpatho-Rusyn Prostopinije Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky drew from

289-536: Was the eighth metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as had been the norm. He represented the belligerent ecclesiastic circle that was interested in alliance with the princely authority. Daniel was a monk at Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery and a student of Joseph Volotsky . In 1515, he was elected hegumen of the monastery , which had been under

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