Worship is an integral part of church life. Orthodox churches rise up for them.
The services that take place in the Church are not just a religious act and ritual, but spiritual life itself: in particular the Sacrament of the Liturgy. Divine services are varied, but with all the diversity they are subject to a fairly clear system.
What services are held in the Church? Let's talk about the most important things you need to know.
Divine service in the Three Saints Church in Paris. Photo: patriarchia.ru
Worship in the Church
The liturgical life of the Church consists of three cycles:
- Annual circle: where the central Feast is Easter.
- Weekly circle: where the main day is sunday
- And the daily cycle: in which the central service is the Liturgy.
Actually, the most important thing to know about the services is that, for all their diversity, the main one is the Liturgy. It is for her sake that the whole daily circle exists, and all the services that take place in the temple are “preparatory” for it. (“Preparatory” does not mean secondary, which means that they prepare a Christian for the main thing that can be in his spiritual life - Communion.)
Outwardly, the divine services differ from each other in a more or less solemn appearance. For example, the entire priestly rank that exists in a church or monastery, as well as the choir, takes part in the Liturgy. And in the service of the "hours" (in fact, the reading of prayers and certain psalms) - only the reader and the priest, who at this moment is hidden in the altar.
What services are held in the Church
The daily cycle of worship in the Orthodox Church consists of nine services. Now they are conditionally divided into evening and morning ones (they are held in churches in the morning or in the evening, uniting, as it were, into a single evening or morning service), but initially - once - they were evenly distributed over the whole day and night.
At the same time, according to Church tradition, the beginning of the day is considered to be 6 pm. That is why those who are preparing for Communion need to be present at the evening services the day before - so that all church days are illuminated by the upcoming Sacrament.
The Sacrament of the Liturgy and Communion is the center of the entire liturgical circle in the Church. Photo: patriarchia.ru
To date, the liturgical cycle has taken the following form. (In its full form, it takes place, as a rule, only in monastic churches.)
Worship in the evening:
- 9th hour
- Vespers
- compline
- Matins
- (on the eve of the Great Holidays or on Saturday evening evening services are combined into the All-Night Vigil)
- 1st hour
Worship in the morning:
- Midnight Office
- 3rd and 6th hours
- Liturgy
In "parish" churches, the circle is reduced, as a rule, to the following services:
In the evening: Vespers, Matins
In the morning: Hours and Divine Liturgy
Ideally, the Liturgy in any church should take place every day - since worship is not a ritual, but the Breath of the temple. However, in parishes where there is only one priest or not very many parishioners, services are held less frequently. At a minimum: on Sundays and.
What are the requirements in the Church
Requirements are an integral part of church life. These are divine services that do not have a clear schedule and are served according to need. In particular:
- Prayer. Cathedral prayers on a variety of occasions at the very different time(and not just in church). For example, a prayer before important event, or about warriors, or about peace, or about rain in case of a ruthless drought. In some churches, prayers are held regularly on certain days.
- Baptism.
- Burial of the deceased.
- memorial service: prayer for the ever dead.
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9.1. What is worship? The worship of the Orthodox Church is the service to God by reading prayers, hymns, sermons and sacred rites performed in accordance with the Charter of the Church. 9.2. What are worship services for? Worship as outer side religion serves as a means for Christians to express their inner religious faith and reverent feelings for God, a means of mysterious communion with God. 9.3. What is the purpose of worship? The purpose of the worship service established by the Orthodox Church is to give Christians the best way expressions of petitions addressed to the Lord, thanksgiving and glorifications; to teach and educate believers in truths Orthodox faith and rules of Christian piety; to bring believers into mysterious communion with the Lord and communicate to them the grace-filled gifts of the Holy Spirit.
9.4. What do the names of Orthodox services mean?
(common cause, public service) is the main divine service during which Communion (Communion) of the faithful takes place. The remaining eight services are preparatory prayers for the Liturgy.
Vespers- a service performed at the end of the day, in the evening.
compline- service after supper (dinner) .
Midnight Office – a service meant to be performed at midnight.
Matins – service performed in the morning, before sunrise.
Clock Services – commemoration of the events (by the hour) of Good Friday (the suffering and death of the Savior), His Resurrection and the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles.
On the eve of major holidays and Sundays, an evening service is performed, which is called the all-night vigil, because among the ancient Christians it lasted all night. The word "vigil" means "awake." The All-Night Vigil consists of Vespers, Matins and the First Hour. In modern churches, the all-night vigil is most often performed in the evening on the eve of Sundays and holidays.
9.5. What worship services are performed in the Church daily?
– In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Orthodox Church celebrates evening, morning and afternoon services in churches every day. In turn, each of these three divine services is composed of three parts:
Evening worship - from the ninth hour, Vespers, Compline.
morning- from Midnight Office, Matins, the first hour.
Daytime- from the third hour, the sixth hour, Divine Liturgy.
Thus, nine services are formed from the evening, morning and afternoon church services.
Due to the weakness of modern Christians, such statutory services are performed only in some monasteries (for example, in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam monastery). In most parish churches, divine services are performed only in the morning and evening, with some reductions.
9.6. What is depicted in the Liturgy?
- In the Liturgy, under the external rites, the whole earthly life Lord Jesus Christ: His birth, teaching, deeds, suffering, death, burial, Resurrection and Ascension to heaven.
9.7. What is called lunch?
– In the people, the Liturgy is called Mass. The name "mass" comes from the custom of ancient Christians after the end of the Liturgy to use the leftovers of the brought bread and wine at a common meal (or public dinner), which took place in one of the parts of the temple.
9.8. What is called lunch?
- The succession of pictorial (lunch) - this is the name brief service, which takes place instead of the Liturgy, when it is not supposed to serve the Liturgy (for example, during Great Lent) or when it is impossible to serve it (there is no priest, antimension, prosphora). The liturgy serves as some image or likeness of the Liturgy, is similar in composition to the Liturgy of the catechumens, and its main parts correspond to the parts of the Liturgy, with the exception of the celebration of the Sacraments. There is no communion during lunch.
9.9. Where can I find out about the schedule of services in the temple?
- The schedule of services is usually posted on the doors of the temple.
9.10. Why isn't there a censing of the temple at every service?
– Burning of the temple and worshipers happens at every divine service. Liturgical censing is complete when it covers the entire church, and small when the altar, the iconostasis and the people from the pulpit are censed.
9.11. Why is there censing in the temple?
- Incense raises the mind to the throne of God, where it goes with the prayers of the faithful. In all ages and among all peoples, the burning of incense was considered the best, purest material sacrifice to God, and of all types of material sacrifice accepted in natural religions, Christian church she kept only this one and a few others (oil, wine, bread). And appearance Nothing is more reminiscent of the grace-filled breath of the Holy Spirit than the smoke of incense. Filled with such lofty symbolism, censing greatly contributes to the prayerful mood of believers and its purely bodily effect on a person. Incense has an uplifting, excitatory effect on the mood. To this end, the charter, for example, before the Paschal vigil prescribes not just incense, but an extraordinary filling of the temple with a smell from the placed vessels with incense.
9.12. Why do priests serve in vestments of different colors?
– The groups have adopted a certain color of the vestments of the clergy. Each of the seven colors of liturgical vestments correspond to spiritual meaning the event in honor of which the service is celebrated. There are no developed dogmatic institutions in this area, but in the Church there is an unwritten tradition that assimilates a certain symbolism to various colors used in worship.
9.13. What do the different colors of priestly vestments mean?
On holidays dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ, as well as on the days of memory of His special anointed ones (prophets, apostles and saints) the color of the royal vestment is gold.
In golden robes serve on Sundays - the days of the Lord, the King of Glory.
On holidays in honor of Holy Mother of God and angelic powers, as well as on the days of memory of the holy virgins and virgins dress color blue or white, symbolizing special purity and purity.
Purple adopted on the feasts of the Cross of the Lord. It combines red (symbolizing the color of the blood of Christ and the Resurrection) and blue, reminiscent of the fact that the Cross opened the way to heaven.
Dark red color - the color of blood. In red vestments, services are held in honor of the holy martyrs who shed their blood for the faith of Christ.
In green clothes the day of the Holy Trinity, the day of the Holy Spirit and the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) are celebrated, since green color- a symbol of life. Divine services are also performed in green vestments in honor of the saints: the monastic feat revives a person by union with Christ, renews his whole nature and leads to eternal life.
In black robes usually serve on weekdays. Black color is a symbol of renunciation of worldly fuss, crying and repentance.
White color as a symbol of the Divine uncreated light, it was adopted on the holidays of the Nativity of Christ, Theophany (Baptism), Ascension and Transfiguration of the Lord. In white vestments, Paschal Matins also begins - as a sign of the Divine light that shone from the Tomb of the Resurrected Savior. White robes are also relied upon for Baptisms and burials.
From Easter to the Feast of the Ascension, all divine services are performed in red vestments, symbolizing the inexpressible fiery love of God for the human race, the victory of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.
9.14. What do candlesticks with two or three candles mean?
“These are the dikirium and the trikirium. Dikyriy - a candlestick with two candles, signifying two natures in Jesus Christ: Divine and human. Trikirion - a candlestick with three candles, signifying faith in the Holy Trinity.
9.15. Why in the center of the temple on the lectern, instead of the icon, sometimes there is a cross decorated with flowers?
– This is what happens during the Holy Week of Great Lent. The cross is taken out and placed on the lectern in the center of the temple, in order to inspire and strengthen those who are fasting to continue the feat of fasting as a reminder of the suffering and death of the Lord.
On the feasts of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord and the Origin (Application) of the Honest Trees Life-Giving Cross The Lord's Cross is also brought to the center of the temple.
9.16. Why does the deacon stand with his back to those praying in the temple?
- He stands facing the altar, in which the Throne of God is located and the Lord Himself is invisibly present. The deacon, as it were, leads the worshipers and on their behalf pronounces prayer petitions to God.
9.17. Who are the catechumens who are called to leave the temple during the service?
- These are people who are not baptized, but who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. They cannot participate in the Church Sacraments, therefore, before the start of the most important Church Sacrament - Communion - they are called to leave the temple.
9.18. What date does carnival start?
- Shrovetide is the last week before the start of Lent. It ends with Forgiveness Sunday.
9.19. Until what time do they read the prayer of Ephraim the Syrian?
- The prayer of Ephraim the Syrian is read until Wednesday of Passion Week.
9.20. When is the Shroud taken away?
– The shroud is taken to the altar before the start of the Easter service on Saturday evening.
9.21. When can one venerate the Shroud?
– You can venerate the Shroud from the middle of Good Friday until the beginning of the Easter service.
9.22. Is there Communion on Good Friday?
- Not. Since the Liturgy is not served on Good Friday, because on this day the Lord Himself sacrificed Himself.
9.23. Does Communion take place on Great Saturday, at Easter?
– Liturgy is served on Great Saturday and Pascha, therefore, there is also the Communion of the faithful.
9.24. How long does the Easter service last?
- In different churches, the end time of the Easter service is different, but most often it happens from 3 to 6 in the morning.
9.25. Why are the Royal Doors open during the entire Liturgy during Paschal Week?
– Some priests are awarded the right to serve the Liturgy with the Royal Doors open.
9.26. What days is the Liturgy of Basil the Great?
- The Liturgy of Basil the Great is celebrated only 10 times a year: on the eve of the feasts of the Nativity of Christ and the Baptism of the Lord (or on the days of these holidays, if they fall on a Sunday or Monday), January 1/14 - on the day of memory of St. Basil the Great, on five Sundays Great Lent (Palm Sunday is excluded), on Maundy Thursday and on Great Saturday of Holy Week. The Liturgy of Basil the Great differs from the Liturgy of John Chrysostom in some prayers, their longer duration and more drawn-out singing of the choir, which is why it is served a little longer.
9.27. Why is the liturgy not translated into Russian to make it more understandable?
– Slavic language- this is a grace-filled spiritualized language that the holy church people Cyril and Methodius created specifically for worship. People have lost the habit of the Church Slavonic language, and some simply do not want to understand it. But if you go to the Church regularly, and not go occasionally, then the grace of God will touch your heart, and all the words of this pure spirit-bearing language will become clear. The Church Slavonic language, due to its figurativeness, accuracy in the expression of thought, artistic brightness and beauty, is much more suitable for communication with God than the modern crippled spoken Russian language.
But main reason However, the incomprehensibility lies not in the Church Slavonic language, it is very close to Russian - in order to fully perceive it, you need to learn only a few dozen words. The fact is that even if the entire service were translated into Russian, people would still not understand anything in it. The fact that people do not perceive worship is a language problem in the least; in the first place - ignorance of the Bible. Most of the chants are highly poetic arrangements biblical stories; without knowing the source, it is impossible to understand them, in whatever language they are sung. Therefore, whoever wants to understand Orthodox worship should first of all begin by reading and studying Holy Scripture, but it is quite accessible in Russian.
9.28. Why are the lights and candles sometimes extinguished during worship in the temple?
- At Matins, during the reading of the Six Psalms, candles are extinguished in churches, except for a few. The Six Psalms is the cry of a penitent sinner before Christ the Savior who came to earth. The absence of illumination, on the one hand, helps to reflect on what is being read, on the other hand, it reminds of the gloom of the sinful state depicted by the psalms, and that external lightness does not suit the sinner. By arranging this reading in this way, the Church wants to incline believers to self-deepening, so that, having entered into themselves, they enter into a conversation with the merciful Lord, who does not want the death of a sinner (Ezek. , Savior, relationships broken by sin. The reading of the first half of the Six Psalms expresses the grief of the soul that has moved away from God and is seeking Him. Reading the second half of the Six Psalms reveals the state of a repentant soul reconciled with God.
9.29. What psalms are included in the Six Psalms and why these particular ones?
—The first part of Matins opens with a system of psalms known as the Six Psalms. The composition of the Six Psalms includes: Psalm 3 “Lord, that thou hast multiplied”, Psalm 37 “Lord, let not fury”, Psalm 62 “God, my God, I will morning at Thee”, Psalm 87 “Lord God of my salvation”, Psalm 102 “Bless my soul is the Lord”, Psalm 142 “Lord, hear my prayer”. The psalms are chosen, must be not without intention from different places Psalms evenly; in this way they represent it all. The psalms are chosen to have a uniform content and tone, which dominates the Psalter; namely, they all depict the persecution of the righteous by enemies and his firm hope in God, only growing from the increase in persecution and in the end reaching exultant calm in God (psalm 102). All these psalms are inscribed with the name of David, except for 87, who is the “sons of Korah”, and sung by him, of course, during the persecution by Saul (maybe psalm 62) or Absalom (psalms 3; 142), reflecting in themselves spiritual growth singer in these disasters. Of the many psalms of similar content, it is these ones that have been chosen here because in some places they mean night and morning (ps. ”, v. 14: “I will learn from the flattering all day long”; ps. in the days I called out and in the nights before you”, v.10: “all day long my hands have lifted up to you”, vv.13, 14: “the food will be known in the darkness of your wonders ... and I call to you, Lord, and pray in the morning mine will precede Thee"; ps.102:15: "his days are like a green flower"; ps.142:8: "I hear you do me Thy mercy in the morning"). Psalms of repentance alternate with thanksgiving ones.
Six Psalms listen in mp3 format
9.30. What is a "polyle"?
- Polyeleos is the most solemn part of matins - the divine service, which is performed in the morning or in the evening; polyeleos are served only at festive matins. This is determined by the liturgical charter. the day before sunday or the Feast of Matins is part of all-night vigil and served in the evening.
Polyeleos begins after reading the kathismas (Psalms) with the singing of laudatory verses from the psalms: 134 - “Praise the name of the Lord” and 135 - “Confess to the Lord” and ends with the reading of the Gospel. In ancient times, when the first words of this hymn “Praise the name of the Lord” sounded after the kathismas, numerous lamps (oil lamps) were lit in the temple. Therefore, this part of the All-Night Vigil is called the "multi-eleon" or, in Greek, polyeleos ("poly" - a lot, "oils" - oil). The Royal Doors are opened, and the priest, preceded by a deacon holding a burning candle, censes the throne and the entire altar, the iconostasis, the choir, those praying, and the entire church. The open Royal Doors symbolize the open Tomb of the Lord, from where the kingdom of eternal life shone. After reading the Gospel, all those present at the service approach the icon of the feast and venerate it. In memory of the fraternal meal of the ancient Christians, which was accompanied by anointing with fragrant oil, the priest traces the sign of the cross on the forehead of everyone who approaches the icon. This practice is called the anointing. The anointing with oil serves as an outward sign of participation in the grace and spiritual joy of the feast, communion with the Church. Anointing with consecrated oil on the polyeleos is not a sacrament, it is a rite that only symbolizes the invocation of God's mercy and blessing.
9.31. What is "lithium"?
- Lithia in Greek means fervent prayer. The current charter recognizes four types of litia, which, according to the degree of solemnity, can be arranged in this order: a) “litia outside the monastery”, laid on some of the twelfth feasts and on Bright Week before the Liturgy; b) lithium at the great vespers, connected with the vigil; c) lithium at the end of the festive and Sunday matins; d) Litany for the dead after everyday Vespers and Matins. In terms of the content of the prayers and the order, these types of lithium are very different from each other, but they have in common the procession from the temple. This exodus in the first form (of those listed) of lithium is complete, and in the rest it is incomplete. But here and there it is performed in order to express prayer not only in words, but also in movement, to change its place in order to enliven prayerful attention; the further purpose of the lithium is the expression - removal from the temple - of our unworthiness to pray in it: we pray, standing before the gates of the holy temple, as if before the gates of heaven, like Adam, the publican, prodigal son. Hence the somewhat repentant and mournful character of the lithic prayers. Finally, in the lithium, the Church proceeds from her grace-filled environment into the outer world or into the porch, as a part of the temple that comes into contact with this world, open to all who are not accepted into the Church or excluded from it, with the goal of a prayer mission in this world. Hence the nationwide and ecumenical character (about the whole world) of lithic prayers.
9.32. What is the procession and when does it happen?
- A procession of the cross is a solemn procession of clergy and believing laity with icons, banners and other shrines. Religious processions are made on annual, special days established for them: on the Bright Resurrection of Christ - the Easter Procession; on the feast of the Epiphany for the great consecration of water in memory of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan, as well as in honor of shrines and great church or state events. There are also emergency religious processions established by the Church on especially important occasions.
9.33. Where did the processions come from?
- Just like the holy icons, the processions of the cross got their origin from the Old Testament. The ancient righteous often made solemn and popular processions with singing, trumpeting and jubilation. Narratives about this are set out in the sacred books of the Old Testament: Exodus, Numbers, Kings, Psalter and others.
The first prototypes of the processions were: the journey of the sons of Israel from Egypt to the promised land; the procession of all Israel after the ark of God, from which came the miraculous division of the Jordan River (Josh. 3:14-17); a solemn sevenfold circumambulation with the ark around the walls of Jericho, during which the miraculous fall of the impregnable walls of Jericho took place at the sound of sacred trumpets and the cries of all the people (Josh. 6:5-19); as well as the solemn nationwide transfer of the ark of the Lord by the kings David and Solomon (2 Kings 6:1-18; 3 Kings 8:1-21).
9.34. What does the Easter procession mean?
- The Holy Resurrection of Christ is celebrated with special solemnity. The Easter service begins on Holy Saturday, late in the evening. At Matins, after Midnight Office, the Paschal procession is performed - the worshipers, led by the clergy, leave the church to make a solemn procession around the church. Like the myrrh-bearing women who met the resurrected Christ the Savior outside Jerusalem, Christians meet the news of the coming of the Holy Resurrection of Christ outside the walls of the temple - they seem to be marching towards the resurrected Savior.
The Paschal procession is accompanied by candles, banners, censers and the icon of the Resurrection of Christ accompanied by a continuous ringing of bells. Before entering the temple, the solemn Paschal procession stops at the door and enters the temple only after the jubilant message has sounded three times: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and bestowing life on those in the tombs!” The procession enters the temple, just as the myrrh-bearing women came to Jerusalem with joyful news to the disciples of Christ about the risen Lord.
9.35. How many times does the Easter procession take place?
- The first Paschal procession takes place on Easter night. Then, during the week (Bright Week), every day after the end of the Liturgy, the Easter procession is performed, and until the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the same processions are performed every Sunday.
9.36. What does the Procession with the Shroud on Holy Week mean?
- This mournful and deplorable procession takes place in memory of the burial of Jesus Christ, when His secret disciples Joseph and Nicodemus, accompanied by the Mother of God and the myrrh-bearing wives, carried Jesus Christ who died on the cross. They went from Mount Golgotha to the vineyard of Joseph, where there was a burial cave, in which, according to the custom of the Jews, they laid the body of Christ. In remembrance of this sacred event - the burial of Jesus Christ - the procession is performed with the Shroud, which represents the body of the deceased Jesus Christ, as it was taken down from the cross and placed in the tomb.
The apostle says to believers: "Remember My Ties"(Col. 4:18). If the apostle commands Christians to remember his sufferings in chains, how much more strongly should they remember the sufferings of Christ. During suffering and death on the cross The Lord Jesus Christ, modern Christians did not live and did not then share the sorrows with the apostles, therefore, during the days of Passion Week, they remember their sorrows and lamentation about the Redeemer.
Anyone who is called a Christian, who celebrates the mournful moments of the suffering and death of the Savior, cannot but be a participant in the heavenly joy of His Resurrection, for, according to the words of the apostle: "But joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified with Him"(Rom. 8:17).
9.37. On what emergencies are religious processions performed?
- Extraordinary religious processions are performed with the permission of the diocesan church authorities on cases of particular vital importance for the parish, the diocese or the entire Orthodox people - during the invasion of foreigners, during the attack of a devastating disease, during famine, drought or other disasters.
9.38. What do the banners with which the processions are performed mean?
- The first prototype of the banners was after global flood. God, appearing to Noah during his sacrifice, revealed a rainbow in the clouds and called it "a sign of an everlasting covenant" between God and people (Gen. 9:13-16). Just as a rainbow in the sky reminds people of the covenant of God, so on banners the image of the Savior serves as a constant reminder of the deliverance of the human race on the Last Judgment from the spiritual fire flood.
The second prototype of the banner was at the exit of Israel from Egypt during the passage through the Red Sea. Then the Lord appeared in a pillar of cloud and covered all the army of Pharaoh with darkness from this cloud, and destroyed it in the sea, but saved Israel. So on the banners, the image of the Savior is visible as a cloud that appeared from heaven to defeat the enemy - the spiritual pharaoh - the devil with all his army. The Lord always wins and drives away the power of the enemy.
The third prototype of the banners was the same cloud that covered the tabernacle and overshadowed Israel during the journey to promised land. All Israel gazed at the sacred cloud cover and with spiritual eyes perceived the presence of God Himself in it.
Another prototype of the banners is copper serpent which was erected by Moses at the command of God in the wilderness. When looking at him, the Jews received healing from God, since the bronze serpent represented the Cross of Christ (John 3:14,15). So and carrying in time procession banners, believers raise their bodily eyes to the images of the Savior, the Mother of God and the saints; with spiritual eyes, they ascend to their Archetypes that exist in heaven and receive spiritual and bodily healing from the sinful remorse of spiritual serpents - demons that tempt all people.
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Musical lounge
"ZIMUSHKA-WINTER".
Prepared Musical director : V.V. Babichev.
June 2012
Music sounds. "December" by P. Tchaikovsky from the piano
Cycle, "Seasons".
Children enter, freely located in the music room.
M.R. Hello, Dear friends! I am glad to welcome you again in our cozy musical lounge, where we will again meet with music and poetry. Music! So what is it? This is a special country, and not everyone is given the opportunity to enter its beautiful Magic world. Only to the most attentive listener will she open her fabulous gates. Listen to wonderful sounds music - and you will hear: either a light breath of the breeze, or the rustle of quietly falling snowflakes or crystal chime drops…
M.R. And today you were met by the music of a wonderful Russian composer
P.I. Tchaikovsky from piano cycle"Seasons" - "December".
We are already familiar with this name. Let's remember why
So called? (Answer children).
M.R. That's right, kids!
Tchaikovsky was very fond of nature and depicted with sounds not only winter,
Spring, autumn, summer, but also every month separately. This cycle is called:
"Seasons".
What gentle, light, graceful snowflakes in music, how smoothly they
Spinning in the air. Did you like the music?
Let's listen to it again.
Music sounds. "December" by P. Tchaikovsky.
* December, what month?(winter)
* What mood, what feelings are expressed in music?
Children: The music is joyful, light, dancing, magical, light,
Affectionate, sunny.
M.r : So winter has come to us.
On the trees - fringe,
The courtyard is not visible from the window -
All the glass was covered with a pattern.
And even though winter is ending, I want to talk to you about what it's like beautiful time of the year.
Many poets, artists and composers loved him for his magical beauty, pure, clear, sparkling colors. And today we will listen to music, look at paintings by artists.
I propose to start our meeting with a beautiful song about winter.
Song "Russian Winter"(prep.g)
M.r: Winter ... what is it like?
(Children's answers: cold, harsh, blizzard, fluffy, soft,
Beautiful, caring.)
M.R: What sounds can be heard in winter?
Children: (the creak of snow, the sound of ice, the sound of the wind, the howl of a blizzard).
Perhaps winter is the most magical time of the year. She gives us the most
Favorite holidays, the most funny fun: snowball fights,
Sledding, skiing, skating, troika with bells.
Listen musical composition and guess what it's called.
The play "On the troika" by P. Tchaikovsky sounds.
M.R. Children, you probably recognized the familiar play that sounded
Now? Children's answer.
M.R. Correctly. This is "Three". November P. Tchaikovsky.
Troika - this is the name in Russia of horses harnessed together, under one arc. Bells were often hung from it, which, when driving fast, played loudly, shimmering with a silver sound ... November in Russia is, although autumn month, but winter already appears in its full guise.
The composer conveys the rhythm of the galloping trio. We seem to see it at first from a distance - the music sounds quiet, then the troika approaches - the music becomes louder, the clatter of hooves is heard more clearly. Then, gradually, the troika moves away - the music stops, and now the troika is no longer visible at all ...
What instrument was this music played on?
Children: On the piano.
M.R. And now you have this task: Try to decorate the piece with the sound of suitable children's musical instruments that you yourself can choose.
Children choose bells, a tambourine, a metallophone, a xylophone, wooden spoons. Improvise to a recording.
M.R. Rates the game.
Many composers wrote music about nature, but today we are talking about P.I. Tchaikovsky. And this is not accidental, since his music is understandable to every person: After all, Tchaikovsky, in the language of music, spoke about our Russian nature, about our Motherland.
Now close your eyes and listen carefully to P.I. Tchaikovsky"Winter morning". I wonder what each of you will see thanks to this music?
The play "Winter Morning" sounds. P.I. Chaikovsky.
M.R. Can you tell me what kind of music this is?
What mood does she create?
What do you imagine while listening to music?
Children: The music is gloomy, blizzard, disturbing, blizzard.
What picture emerged?
Children: There is a picture of inclement winter morning- dark, blizzard,
Cold, unfriendly. The music sounds mournful, then uncertain,
That's alarmed.
M.R. Right. When we listen to the play, a picture of a rainy winter morning arises: dark, blizzard, cold, unfriendly.
What musical colors drew Tchaikovsky this morning?
What is the tempo of this piece and why?
Pace? (Alarmed, fast, slow)
For what? (to depict a blizzard).
What other colors can convey the darkness and cold of a winter morning?
(Low and medium register).
Children: The music is blizzard, fast, as if a blizzard broke out.
M.R. Children, and now I will read you a poem that
accurately conveys the picture of this winter morning?
poem by S. Yesenin.
Winter sings - haunts, shaggy forest cradles
The call of a pine forest. Around with deep longing
Float to a distant country Gray clouds.
And in the yard the blizzard spreads like a silk carpet,
But it's painfully cold. Sparrows are playful
Like orphan children, Huddled at the window.
Little birds are chilled, Hungry, tired,
And they huddle tighter. And the blizzard with a furious roar
Knocks on the shutters hungAnd getting more and more angry.
M.R: Guys, did you know that winter fluffy snow is former snowflakes that are now frozen in the winter wind. Snowflakes are light, airy,
The music of their dance is almost impossible to hear, but it can be invented.
Today we will listen to another piece of music
Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz of the Snowflakes, from The Nutcracker.
Guys, tell me what genre the waltz belongs to?
That's right, it's a dance.
Waltz is smooth beautiful dance with a swirling melody and
Certain rhythm. The word waltz itself comes from
The words "circle". So, we are listening to P.I. Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Snowflakes.
Listening to the Snowflake Waltz. P. I. Tchaikovsky from the ballet "The Nutcracker".
What kind of music is this? What did she tell you about?
Fabulous, magical, whirling, flying, graceful,airy, disturbing, exciting.
(Answer children). You got the music right. We kind of saw snowy forest, heard how the storm begins: here are the first light snowflakes spinning in the air, the wind blows harder and harder and suddenly throws a handful of snow in our faces and immediately rushes away. And now everything is covered in white fluffy snow! The blizzard subsided.
There is always calm after a storm. And in these moments you can admire the winter landscape. (Offered for viewing reproductions of paintings) Everything is calm. A fluffy snow blanket covered everything around, the river was ice-bound. And only snowflakes shimmer and shine in the rays of the sun.
Winter forest sparkles with snowy whiteness
And the fog swirls over the blue path.
Christmas trees-beauties froze at the edge,
And snowflakes like to sparkle on their tops.
Did you like the picture painted by the music?
Do you think the music was performed by one musical instrument or a lot?
The Snowflake Waltz was performed by a symphony orchestra.
What tools symphony orchestra you know?
Display illustration of a symphony orchestra.
It's nice to watch falling snowflakes. Each one seems to be
The dance is performed by spinning in the air. So I suggest girls
For a while, turn into snowflakes. And may each of you
He will invent and perform his own dance, take the ribbons.
Repeated listening to the fragment "Waltz of the Snow Flakes"
With improvisation girls.
Slowly, slowly circling, snowflakes fall to the ground.
They are light and weightless. Snowflakes are spinning in the rays of the winter sun.
And shimmer, sparkle and shine like fabulous diamonds.
And now the whole forest is covered with a light snow-white veil.
And now the poem "Snowflake" will tell Nemushkina Lilya.
The poem "Snowflake".
Today we talked about winter, recited poems, sang a song about winter, listened to the music of the great Russian composer P.I. Tchaikovsky.
What a beautiful Russian winter! To keep her image in your memory longer, try to draw her bright, elegant, sparkling or severe at home. Can you draw funny picture winter fun: playing with snow, sledding, skiing, skating.
And bring us show.
PAINTINGS. " february blue". I. GRABAR.
"WITCH-WINTER" K.YUON.
"FROST". N.KUZNETSOV.
Purpose: 1. Instill love for classical music, to creativity
P.I. Tchaikovsky, through the synthesis of the arts (music, poetry, painting).
2. develop musical and Creative skills children, skill
Use familiar movements in an impromptu dance.
3.
enrich lexicon musical terms;
4
.encourage children to sing to express the feelings caused by music.
5. educate children positive attitude to nature
Through various kinds art.
6 . Consolidate knowledge about musical genres and tools
Symphony Orchestra.
