Polieley / The Polyeleion
(1881)
op.52,8
( Hvalite imia Gospodne )
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
; in Peter Tchaikovsky: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(478 p.)
Ref. :
Ta023
(12 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
19th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song
Mood of the piece:
festive ; joyous ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 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:
Matins ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
Biblical references:
Psalms :
134/ 135
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.