Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom .- Blagoslovi, dushe / Bless the Lord (1910)
op.31,2
Rachmaninov, Sergeï Vassilievitch (1873-1943) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1991
Ref. :
Ra003
(10 p.)
, "Monuments of Russian sacred music"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Morosan, Vladimir
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Other titles on the same score:
The little litany
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
20th century
(1900-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; majestic ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
G dorian
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Vespers
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the first edition published in 1910 (Moscow: A. Gutheil).
Biblical references:
Psalms :
103
Source of text:
based on Russian Greek Chant melody, drawn from the square-note chant books of the Russian Orthodox church ; original Russian first edition
Comment(s):
Octavo offprint from collection; edition contains original text in Cyrillic and phonetic transliteration; English translation is also provided; but not underlaid in music; diction instruction tape available from the publisher.
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1808A (59 copies)