By the Waters of Babylon
Novgorod Melody, as in the Sputnik Psalomshchika
Open unto Me the Doors of Repentance Video
by Boris M. Ledkovsky (adapted for English by Archpriest George Johnson)
*melody in Alto
Now the Powers of Heaven
Kievan Chant, 6th Tone
arranged by Archpriest George Johnson
– For a full choir, sopranos sing the melody (V2), tenors sing the parallel part (V1), and altos sing the filler (V3). Basses should always sing the bass. The other 3 voice parts can be given to any singers in either octave to accommodate the abilities of the choir. Keep in mind that the music will sound better without large gaps between the parts (eg. melody and parallel part as written with filler an octave lower) and that if voice parts need to be removed, the filler will be missed the least, and the melody, obviously, the most.