Musicology Annotation << Back Canonic Forms of Russian Orthodox Chimes Yareshko Aleksandr 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 fi rst 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. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.2.2025.1415 Pp. 09-15.