Damask(in) by Denis Sorokin
buying this album you are support the Ukraine refugees, the all money from all sales of my music on bandcamp directly goes to support the social programs of the Apostolic Ortodox Church in Saint-Petersburg, which helps with evacuation, clothes and medicine.
Music is taken from the spiritual verse about hand heal of Ioannes Damascenus composed in Russian znamenny chant style by Anonymous.
Ioannes Damascenus (VII-VIII centuries) also known as Johann Damaskin is an orthodox Saint, monk and priest born and raised in Damascus. The verse which used in piece is tolds about his praying to Saint Mary to heal his severed hand.
Dedicated to all Syrian people, who were forced to become refugees, with the deepest hope on the heal their wounds.
Tracklist
| 1. | Damask(in) | 21:33 |
Credits
Damask(in)
Denis Sorokin - classical guitar, transcription
Recorded 17 January 2021 in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Mastered by Sergei Tumanov in Melbourne, Australia
In artwork was used a fragment of picture with Saint Ioannes Damascenus
License
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Denis Sorokin is educated as classical and jazz guitarist. He mostly performs music of composers from Wandelweiser, and his own experimental transcriptions of medieval music. He works a lot with Taku Sugimoto, Stefan Thut, Eva-Maria Houben, Anastassis Pillippakopoulos and many other composers. He also plays free improvised music with many musicians using different instruments and electronics.