Blagoslovi, dushe / Bless the Lord

Chesnokov, Pavel Grigorevich (1877-1944) [ Russia ]

Edition
Published by Musica Russica [USA] , 1994
Ref. : CnBD  (10 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
Mood of the piece: solemn ; majestic ; prayerful
Type of Choir: SSAATTBB  (7 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: D major
Duration: 2.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Vespers
Origin: Russia
Biblical references: Psalms : 103
Source of text: based on Russian Greek Chant melody, drawn from the square-note chant books of the Russian Orthodox church ; original Russian first edition
Comment(s): 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.
 

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