KHvalite Gospoda s nebes / Praise the Lord from the Heavens [No. 3]
(1885)
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1999
; in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(356 p.)
Ref. :
Ri027
(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
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; majestic
Type of Choir:
SATB + SATB (8 double choir voices )
Soloist(s):
ssaattbb (8 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
D major
Duration:
2.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Communion
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
148,1
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.