KHvalite imia Gospodne / Praise the Name of the Lord (1881)
op.52,8
Arr.: Tchaikovski, Piotr Ilitch (1840-1893) [ Russia ]
Arr.: Chesnokov, Pavel Grigorevich (1877-1944) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
Ta023mc
(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 ; Psalm ; Polyeleion
Mood of the piece:
festive ; joyous ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Matins ; Vespers ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
134/ 135
Source of text:
based on Russian Greek Chant melody, drawn from the square-note chant books of the Russian Orthodox church ; original Russian first edition
Comment(s):
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
