Dnes' KHristos v Vifleeme razhdaetsia / Today Christ Is Born in Bethlehem
Turenkov, Aleksei (1886-1958) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1991
; in One Thousand Years of Russian Church Music, 988-1988, ser. I, vol. 1
(832 p.)
Ref. :
V1-45
(10 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 ; Sacred concerto
Mood of the piece:
serene ; festive
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas ; Christmas Day
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.
