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Today on What's-Objective-Overcompensating-For?

[Orange Wizard]

Ahem.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Blame greatorder.

[MaximumZero]

Wrong kind if white stuff, thankfully, unless he defecates frozen water flakes.

[Tidal]

Today on What's-Objective-Overcompensating-For?

Ooh, is that a library?

[Avis-Mergulus]

Spoiler: A Roman Catholic church I've found recently (click to show/hide)

I suppose it's not surprising to most of you, but here in Moscow, they're rare. Plus, those guys have an organ and hold concerts sometimes.
My tablet is really not suited to taking photos at night.

[Knit tie]

We've got a church like that in Saint-Petersburg, but it's smaller and pig ugly.

[Helgoland]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

[Arx]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

That's... not really it. This particular church is late 19th century, I think, and most Orthodox churches in Moscow are ~17th century, even though there are much older examples, like the the Andronicus monastery which is 15th-ish. In Russia, Orthodox churches are likely to be much older than the rare Catholic or Protestant ones.
The actual reason is that the organ is not exactly widespread in Eastern Orthodox musical tradition. Some churches have them, but they're more likely to be recent additions. They have several very complicated and exquisite choral systems, though.

[Arx]

I live a third of the way around the world away from Russia. It was a guess.

But damn was I far off.

[Avis-Mergulus]

I live a third of the way around the world away from Russia. It was a guess.

But damn was I far off.

Hey, you can't really know everything, right? It's okay.

[Knit tie]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

That's... not really it. This particular church is late 19th century, I think, and most Orthodox churches in Moscow are ~17th century, even though there are much older examples, like the the Andronicus monastery which is 15th-ish. In Russia, Orthodox churches are likely to be much older than the rare Catholic or Protestant ones.
The actual reason is that the organ is not exactly widespread in Eastern Orthodox musical tradition. Some churches have them, but they're more likely to be recent additions. They have several very complicated and exquisite choral systems, though.

Exquisite choral systems indeed.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

That's... not really it. This particular church is late 19th century, I think, and most Orthodox churches in Moscow are ~17th century, even though there are much older examples, like the the Andronicus monastery which is 15th-ish. In Russia, Orthodox churches are likely to be much older than the rare Catholic or Protestant ones.
The actual reason is that the organ is not exactly widespread in Eastern Orthodox musical tradition. Some churches have them, but they're more likely to be recent additions. They have several very complicated and exquisite choral systems, though.

Exquisite choral systems indeed.

Or some Valaam chants - gotta love the relative simplicity compared to other Znamenny chants.

[Knit tie]

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

That's... not really it. This particular church is late 19th century, I think, and most Orthodox churches in Moscow are ~17th century, even though there are much older examples, like the the Andronicus monastery which is 15th-ish. In Russia, Orthodox churches are likely to be much older than the rare Catholic or Protestant ones.
The actual reason is that the organ is not exactly widespread in Eastern Orthodox musical tradition. Some churches have them, but they're more likely to be recent additions. They have several very complicated and exquisite choral systems, though.

Exquisite choral systems indeed.

Or some Valaam chants - gotta love the relative simplicity compared to other Znamenny chants.

And since we are talking about great religious music here, have some nasheeds.

[Tiruin]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Wait, Orthodox churches don't have organs?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

At a guess, the Roman Catholic church buildings are older and more likely to have pipe organs. Orthodox churches might be more recent and therefore have electronic organs instead.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

That's... not really it. This particular church is late 19th century, I think, and most Orthodox churches in Moscow are ~17th century, even though there are much older examples, like the the Andronicus monastery which is 15th-ish. In Russia, Orthodox churches are likely to be much older than the rare Catholic or Protestant ones.
The actual reason is that the organ is not exactly widespread in Eastern Orthodox musical tradition. Some churches have them, but they're more likely to be recent additions. They have several very complicated and exquisite choral systems, though.

Exquisite choral systems indeed.

Or some Valaam chants - gotta love the relative simplicity compared to other Znamenny chants.

And since we are talking about great religious music here, have some nasheeds.

I like this derail onto Russian and related music :>