Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom .-
Izhe heruvímï / The Cherubic Hymn
(1910)
op.31,8
( Yáko da Tsariá fseh podïmem )
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1991
; in Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(350 p.)
Ref. :
Ra010
(12 p.)
, "Monuments of Russian sacred music"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Morosan, Vladimir
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
20th century
(1900-1919)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; 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 major
Duration:
4.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Slavonic liturgy ; Communion
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the first edition published in 1910 (Moscow: A. Gutheil)
Source of text:
Orthodox hymn
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.