Velichit dusha moia Gospoda / My soul magnifies the Lord
Cui, César Antonovitch (1835-1918) [ Lithuania ; 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. :
V1-43
(24 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 ; Canticle ; Orthodox song ; Sacred concerto ; Magnificat
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; festive ; joyous ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 voices )
Soloist(s):
soprano (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
D flat major
Duration:
10.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Marian Feasts ; Matins
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Luke :
2,46-50
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.
