Bogoroditse Devo / Rejoice, O Virgin

Arr.: Kedrov Jr, Nikolai (1906-1981) [ USSR ]

Arr.: Morosan, Vladimir (born in 1951) [ USA ]

Edition
Published by Musica Russica [USA] , 1991
Ref. : Ke002MC  (8 p.)
Type of material: Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: Church Slavonic + adapted in transliteration
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song ; troparium
Mood of the piece: solemn ; 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: A minor
Duration: 3.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Vespers ; Marian Feasts ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
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