9 Sacred Pieces (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)

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Work Information

Work Title  9 Sacred Pieces
Alternative Title  9 Church Pieces, 9 Dukhovno-muzykalnykh sochineny
Composer  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Genre  Other (sacred - SATB choir a capella)
Opus/Catalogue Number  TH 78 Librettist  Orthodox liturgy
Number of Movements/Sections  9 Language  Russian Church Slavonic
Dedication  Piece Style  Romantic
Year/Date of Composition  1884-85 Instrumentation  SATB chorus a cappella
Year of First Publication  1885 Discussion  Discuss 9 Sacred Pieces

Section Listing

  1. Cherubim's Song No.1 (Kheruvimskaya pesn No.1). Quite slowly (78 bars), F major
  2. Cherubim's Song No.2 (Kheruvimskaya pesn No.2). Slowly (116 bars), D major
  3. Cherubim's Song No.3 (Kheruvimskaya pesn No.3). Slowly (85 bars), C major
  4. We Hymn Thee (Tebe poyem). Moderately (36 bars), C major
  5. It is Truly Fitting (Dostoyno est). Moderately (48 bars), D minor
  6. Our Father (Otche nash). Quite lively - More slowly (70 bars), F major
  7. Blessed Are They Whom Thou Hast Chosen (Blazhen, yazhe izbral). Quite slowly (58 bars), Eb major
  8. Let My Praye Ascend (Da ispravitsya). Slowly (15 bars), D minor
  9. Now the Heavenly Powers (Nyne Sily Nebesny). Slowly (78 bars), G major

Publication History

  • Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1884. Plate Nos. 6621-6629.

Recording History

  • None Listed

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