Deva dnes' / Today the Virgin gives birth
op.7b
Kastalsky, Alexander Dmitriyevich (1856-1926) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1993
Ref. :
Ks008
(14 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 ; Liturgy ; Kontakion
Mood of the piece:
festive ; majestic
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
B flat major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Origin:
Russia
Source of text:
based on Znamenny Chant melody, drawn from the square-note chant books of the Russian Orthodox church ; original Russian first edition
Comment(s):
Edition contains three different variants provided by the composer for different sizes of choir: small; medium and large. Edition contains original text in Cyrillic and phonetic transliteration; English translation is also provided; but not
