Skazhi mi, Gospodi, konchinu moiu / Lord, Make Me to Know My End
( Skazhi mi, Gospodi )
Bortnianski, Dmitri (1751-1825) [ Ukraine ; 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. :
V1-39
(24 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 (4 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C minor
Duration:
13.0 min.
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
11/ 13/ 38,5-7
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.
