Elena Albertovna Poletaeva,
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Central Scientific Library of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Musiс Manuhandwritten Cores of the Priest Peter Taratuta from the Rare Collection of the Library of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary (Part 2)
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2025-3-9
This article continues the publication of a scientific description of the musical manuscripts of priest Peter Taratuta (1909−1978) from the rare book collection of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary, and introduces into scientific circulation four musical collections compiled by his hand. Three collections of scores (EDS RK ms. 43207, ms. 43209, ms. 43210), according to written records, were completed by Archpriest Peter Taratuta from 1943 to 1948, when he served in parishes in the cities of Molodechnoye, Osipovichi, and the town of Lebedevo during the German occupation (1941−1944) and after the liberation of Belarus from the fascist invaders (1944−1948). Another collection (EDS RK ms. 43213), which does not have written notes, we were also able to attribute it to the manuscripts compiled by Peter Taratuta, identifying him by his handwriting. The compilation of collections of scores by P. Taratuta is connected with the opening of churches in Belarus, first by the occupation and then by the Soviet authorities, which contributed to the revival of traditional forms of church worship. P. Taratuta’s scores reflect the song tradition of the Vilnius Monastery of the Holy Spirit, the repertoire of Ukrainian and Belarusian parishes. The appearance of musical scores for church choirs in Sverdlovsk in the 1960s, composed by priest Peter Taratuta, helped expand the repertoire of choral church singing in the Urals, where Peter Taratuta served a choirmaster for more than ten years. An example of the existence of handwritten collections of fr. Petra Taratuta demonstrates the history of human daily life in the religious sphere, where sacred music played an important role in preserving and transmitting church performing traditions to future generations. The musical sources introduced into scientific use allow us to give a detailed idea of church singing in the mid‑20th century.
Publishing: 28/06/2025
The article has been received by the editor on 17/03/2025
How to cite: Poletaeva Е.А. Musiс Manuhandwritten Cores of the Priest Peter Taratuta from the Rare Collection of the Library of the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary (Part 2) // Historical Courier, 2025, No. 3 (41), pp. 138–157. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2025/ISTKURIER-2025-3-09.pdf]
Links: Issue 3 2025
Keywords: manuscripts of linear notation; musical collections book of the 20th century; prot. Peter Taratuta; Vilna Holy Spirit Monastery; church singing; St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Sverdlovsk