Tebe Boga khvalim / We Praise Thee, O God (1883)
Rimski-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreievitch (1844-1908) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1999
; in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(356 p.)
Ref. :
Ri015
(41 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:
festive ; majestic
Type of Choir:
SATB + SATB (8 double choir voices )
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
7.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Moleben
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.
