Plotiiu usnuv / In the flesh thou didst fall asleep
Galuppi, Baldassare (1706-1785) [ Italy ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1991
; in One Thousand Years of Russian Church Music, 988-1988, ser. I, vol. 1
(832 p.)
Ref. :
V1-36
(12 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 ; Exapostilarion
Mood of the piece:
serene ; solemn ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C minor
Duration:
4.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Easter
Origin:
Russia
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.
