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Svete tikhii
Gladsome Light
op.9,21
Chesnokov, Pavel Grigorevich
(1877-1944)
[Russia]
Published by
Musica Russica
[USA]
, 1996
Ref. : Cn 040 ; 12 p.
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Description
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Genre-Style-Form :
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Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song
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Mood of the piece :
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solemn ; prayerful ; majestic |
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Type of choir :
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SSAA + SSAA (8 women voices )
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Type of material :
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Choral score with piano for rehearsal only |
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Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5) :
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3 |
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Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E) :
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C |
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Tonality :
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E major |
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Duration :
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2.5 min. |
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Liturgical use :
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Vespers ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox) |
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Text in :
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Church Slavonic |
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Source of text :
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original Russian first edition |
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Comments :
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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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Keywords:
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a cappella ; light ; evening ; Eternal Father ; son ; Holy Spirit ; praise to God |
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