Slava...Edinorodnyi Syne / Glory...Only Begotten Son (1902)
op.29,2
Gretchaninov, Alexandre Tikhonovitch (1864-1956) [ USA ; Russia ]
Arr.:
Chesnokov, Pavel Grigorevich
(1877-1944)
[ Russia ]
Morosan, Vladimir
(born in 1951)
[ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. :
Gr026mc
(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 ; Liturgy
Mood of the piece:
festive ; majestic ; 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:
B flat major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Orthodox liturgy
Origin:
Russia
Source of text:
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
