Sey den', yegozhe sotvori / This Is the Day
( Sey den, yegozhe sotvori )
Bortnianski, Dmitri (1751-1825) [ Ukraine ; Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1997
Ref. :
Bo084
(21 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:
festive ; joyous ; majestic
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB mixed
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
6.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Easter
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
117, 24/ 60, 6-8/ 84, 8
Source of text:
original Russian first edition
Comment(s):
Edited by Marika Kuzma; based on Russian edition prepared under Bortniansky's supervision. Edition contains original text in Cyrillic and phonetic transliteration; English translation is also provided; but not underlaid in music; diction in
