Fseh skorbiashchih radoste / O Thou Joy of All Who Sorrow
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1995
; in Vasily Titov and the Russian Baroque: Selected Choral Works
(201 p.)
Ref. :
TiFSR
(29 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Church Slavonic
+ adapted in
transliteration
Epoque:
17th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Baroque ; Orthodox song ; Partesny
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; pleading
Type of Choir:
SSSAAATTTBBB (12 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
7.0 min.
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.