Dostoino est' / It Is Truly Fitting
Yaichkov, Dmitry (1869-1953) [ 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. :
V1-77
(8 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
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (5 voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
B minor
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Orthodox liturgy ; Slavonic liturgy ;
Origin:
Russia
Source of text:
based on traditional chant melody from Mt. Athos, also known as Bulgarian Chant ; 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.
