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Stravinsky, Igor
STRAVINSKY Igor Fyodorovich (b. 5 [17] June 1882, Oranienbaum, Russian Empire; d. 6 April 1971, New York) — a distinguished Russian composer of the 20th century, S. made a very small contribution to the field of Оrthodox liturgical music: three short prayers, in which he was able, in his inimitable fashion, to give each text a special character particular to it in Orthodox liturgical practice (in the “Bogoroditse Devo” [Rejoice, O Virgin] — a chant-like melodism; in the Creed — recitative in the style of liturgical recitation; and in the “Otche nash” [Our Father] — a succession of harmonic formulas reminiscent of the Obikhod, the common formulas used for hymns of the Octoechos), at the same time, expressing them in his distinctive musical language. Despite the multifaceted complexity of his musical idiom, Stravinsky clearly approached the musical solutions for these relatively simple works with a good deal of thought, reworking them for later editions. Interestingly enough, in 1949 as he translated the Church Slavonic versions into Latin, he preserved the musical character and the close relationship of the music and the text in each piece.
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Rejoice, O Virgin
SATB
Copyright 1934, Russischer Musikverlag G. m. b. H. Berlin, Plate #R.M.V. 582
First printed edition
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Sn001
Otche nash, dlia tserkovnogo obikhoda Pater noster (Church Slavonic Version)
Our Father, for church use
SATB
Copyright 1932, Edition Russe de Musique; Copyright assigned 1947 to Boosey & Hawkes Inc. for all countries. Plate # B & H 19595
Second printed edition
Dated 1926; contains lyrics in Cyrillic and Latin phonetic transliteration
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Sn002a
Otche nash, dlia tserkovnogo obikhoda
Our Father, for church use
SATB
Copyright 1932, Russischer Musikverlag G. m. b. H. Berlin, Plate #R.M.V. 545
First printed edition
Dated 1926
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Sn002
The Symbol of Faith [The Creed]
Veruiu
SATB
Copyright n.d., Russischer Musikverlag G. m. b. H. Berlin, Plate #R.M.V. 562
First printed edition
Dated 1932; lyrics in Cyrillic and Latin phonetic transliteration of Church Slavonic pronunciation
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Sn003
The Symbol of Faith [The Creed]
Veruiu
SATB
Copyright 1933, Edition Russe de Musique (Russischer Musikverlag); Copyright assigned 1947 to Boosey & Hawkes; revised version © 1966, Boosey & Hawkes Publishers Ltd. 1967 Edition Boosey & Hawkes. Plate #19285
Second printed edition
1932, New version 1964; lyrics in Cyrillic and Latin phonetic transliteration of modern russified pronunciation
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Sn003a