Blazhen muzh / Blessed is the Man (1881)
op.52,3
Arr.: Tchaikovski, Piotr Ilitch (1840-1893) [ Russia ]
Arr.: Chesnokov, Pavel Grigorevich (1877-1944) [ Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
Ta018mc
(11 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
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
B flat major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Vespers ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
Origin:
Russia
Biblical references:
Psalms :
1/ 2/ 3
Source of text:
based on Znamenny 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
