Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom .- Tebe poem / We Hymn Thee (1910)
op.31,12
Rachmaninov, Sergeï Vassilievitch (1873-1943) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1994
; in Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(350 p.)
Ref. :
Ra014
(5 p.)
, "Monuments of Russian sacred music"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Morosan, Vladimir
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
20th century
(1910-1919)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song ; Liturgy
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; majestic ; prayerful ; adagio ; calm
Type of Choir:
SATBB (5 voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) (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:
Communion ; Epiclesis
Origin:
Russia
Musicological Sources:
This edition based on the first edition published in 1910 (Moscow: A. Gutheil)
Source of text:
Orthodox hymn
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.
Pronunciation
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1810A (59 copies)