Ne otverzhi mene vo vremia starosti / Do Not Reject Me in My Old Age
( Ne otverzhi mene )
Berezovsky, Maksim Sozontovich (1745-1777) [ Russia ; Ukraine ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1991
; in One Thousand Years of Russian Church Music, 988-1988, ser. I, vol. 1
(832 p.)
Ref. :
V1-38
(30 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
18th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song ; Liturgy ; Sacred concerto
Mood of the piece:
serene ; sombre
Type of Choir:
SATB mixed
Soloist(s):
SSAATB (6 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
D minor ; D major
Duration:
10.0 min.
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
70, 9-13
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.
