Blazheni, iazhe izbral / Blessed are they, whom Thou hast chosen (1885)
Tchaikovski, Piotr Ilitch (1840-1893) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
; in Peter Tchaikovsky: The Complete Sacred Choral Works
(478 p.)
Ref. :
Ta040
(9 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:
solemn ; sombre
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Communion
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
140
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.
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Strasbourg, France
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Location of the CD:
CD-0208