page_title: Russian Orthodox bell ringing
section_title: Trezvon
hierarchical_section_title: Russian Orthodox bell ringing / Types of ringing / Trezvon
caption_attribution_description: English: Victor Avdienko, Bell Ringer &amp; Percussionist, San Francisco Symphony, ringing bells in front of the orthodox chapel at the Fort Ross Festival 2018, Sonoma County, California
context_page_description: Russian Orthodox bell ringing has a history starting from the baptism of Rus in 988 and plays an important role in the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church.
context_section_description: The Trezvon (triple-peal) is the rhythmical ringing of multiple bells, using all the major groups of the bell scale. The trezvon is the most joyous of the various types of rings.  The order of ringing the different bells is not fixed, but may be composed by the bell-ringer himself and prompted by his creativity and self-expression. For the trezvon, the elaborate pattern is repeated three times, with a short pause between each repetition. All three groups of bells participate in the trezvon (soprano, alto, bass), and each group has its own part in the peal. Traditionally, the meter for a trezvon is  or . The largest bell which can participate in it is the blagovestnik which was used to ring the blagovest for the given service, or a smaller bell, but not a larger one.
  The trezvon is usually rung in three stages: the beginning, the zvon itself, and the finale. The beginning usually consists of three slow tolls on the blagovestnik for that day, symbolizing the Holy Trinity. The main part of the trezvon, the zvon, is often performed in several movements— one, two, or three, often called “verses”— each of which is finished with one, two, or three chords (formed by striking several select bells at once), corresponding to the number of verses.  Each movement might have its own particular rhythm, dynamic, and composition. The trezvon is usually finished with three chords. The length of the
  trezvon is normally the length of the time it takes to read of Psalm 50; but on more festive occasions it should be longer.
  The Dvuzvon (double-peal) is the same as a Trezvon, except the pattern is repeated only twice instead of three times.
caption: Victor Avdienko, Bell Ringer & Percussionist, San Francisco Symphony, ringing bells in front of the orthodox chapel at the Fort Ross Festival 2018, Sonoma County, California
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