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Aleksandar Damnjanović
"The composition Anastasima whose name comes from the Greek word Anastasis (Resurrection), was written on the model of the melody of the Serbian Easter troparion "Christ is Risen". In this melody, the strong influence of folk spiritual chanting is felt, which can be seen by the fact that it is sung in Serbian and not in Church Slavonic. I discovered the melody quite by accident, listening to the link Paschal Troparion Christ is risen via You Tube, where that Easter troparion could be heard in about 50 languages, including Serbian. I liked the melody and I wrote it down it without any specific intention.
When Trio Pokret (Movement) asked me to write a composition for their ensemble, I returned to that melody and the piece Anastasima was created in less than a day. Although this Easter troparion is sung in about 50 languages of different Orthodox peoples, two ways can be noticed in which the text is sounded: one is "vertical", chanted, very rhythmic, at a lively pace, agitated, as mostly sung by Russians; the other, on the contrary, is "horizontal," with a very developed, melismatic melody, at a very slow tempo, serene, which is characteristic of the Greek way of chanting. The Russian way, in my opinion, expresses the very moment of resurrection, when the tombstone is broken by force, while the Greek linearity is a musical image of calm that evokes the beginning of eternal life.
The Serbian melody is of this other nature, hence the work Anastasima is of a meditative nature, where each of the three instruments has the opportunity to present the whole theme, original and without any changes ... only the accompaniment changes every time. Thus, thanks to that accompaniment, the same melody is heard in three different ways, in three different spirits.
The piece is arranged for piano".

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from Oh Light, oh Tenderness, Contemporary Serbian Composers, Nada Kolund​ž​ija, piano, toy piano, released December 29, 2020

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Nada Kolundzija Belgrade, Serbia

Nada Kolundzija is Serbian pianist, Gold medal winner at the competition Global Music Awards for the album Breathing In Breathing Out. renowned She is performer and passionate promoter of contemporary music. She has given over 1000 concerts in Europe, America and Asia. ... more

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