Raduitesia, pravednii / Rejoice in the Lord No. 2
(1885)
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1999
; in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(356 p.)
Ref. :
Ri036
(7 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 ; Liturgy ; Psalm
Mood of the piece:
festive ; joyous ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Communion
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
32,1
Source of text:
based on the chant melody Raduisia, 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.