Music and Time Annotation << Back Canonic Forms of Russian Orthodox Chimes А.S. Jareshko Orthodox chimes that appeared in Russia centuries ago are a great achievement of Russian art. During the process of their development a system of canonic forms (canons) was developed. The first canon comes from an Orthodox Church liturgy, the spiritual basis of the chimes: blagovest (ringing of the bells) is perceived as a continuum of a prayer. The second canon is determined by the construction of bell tower, hanging of bells, technical peculiarities of performing. The third canon presents principles of musical formation of chimes. Keywords: chimes, Orthodoxy, ringing of bells, hanging of bells, technical peculiarities of performing, style of chimes, ostinato. Contacts: E-mail: jareshko@mail.ru Pp. 16-21.