Svete tikhii / Gladsome light No. 4
op.73b
Kastalsky, Alexander Dmitriyevich (1856-1926) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
Ks151
(7 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 ; joyous ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (7 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
soprano (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Vespers ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
Origin:
Russia
Source of text:
original Russian first edition
Comment(s):
Composer's version for chorus with optional soprano solo. 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
Pronunciation