Bogoroditse Devo / Rejoice, O Virgin (1915)
op.37,6
Rachmaninov, Sergeï Vassilievitch (1873-1943) [ Russia ]
Arr.: Beveridge, Thomas G. (born in 1938) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1998
Ref. :
Ra028mc
(6 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:
Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song ; troparium ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
solemn ; prayerful ; gentle
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E flat major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Vespers ; Marian Feasts ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox)
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
Pronunciation