About the Russianness of Russian music

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of Russianness of Russian music. It is noted that in order to talk about the Russianness of Russian music, it is necessary to first determine what Russianness is. It is emphasized that this can only be done by a person who is a native speaker of Russianness and who on this basis can be called a Russian person. It is indicated that the Russian person is Orthodox and for him Russianness is the Radiance of the Power and Glory of God. According to the understanding of the Russian person of Russianness is explained that the Russianness of Russian music is predetermined by the action of ancient Russian Orthodox singing — znamenny singing, which shone with the Light of Russian music. Three bright flashes (glows) of this radiance are indicated, which have consistently appeared in three types of Russian music: secular, ecclesiastical and secular-ecclesiastical. In conclusion, the role of bell ringing in Russian music is emphasized. It is claimed that the bell sound used in Russian music is the most vivid illumination of znamenny singing, which means it is the most powerful expression of the Russianness of Russian music.