KHristos razhdaetsia / Christ Is Born

Allemanov, Dmitry Vasil'yevich (1867-1918) [ Russia ]

Edition
Published by Musica Russica [USA] , 1991 ; in One Thousand Years of Russian Church Music, 988-1988, ser. I, vol. 1 (832 p.)
Ref. : V1-63  (19 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: Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song ; Liturgy ; Canon
Mood of the piece: festive ; joyous
Type of Choir: SATB  (6 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: F major
Duration: 6.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Christmas ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
Origin: Russia
Source of text: 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.