Gretchaninoff, Alexander

GRETCHANINOFF, Alexandre Tikhonovich (b. 13 [25] October, 1864, Moscow; d. 4 January, 1956, New York) — studied at the Moscow Conservatory (1881-1890) and the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1890- 1893), which he completed in composition as a student of Rimsky-Korsakov. Collaborated with various choral ensembles, including Melnikov’s Choir in St. Petersburg, the Moscow Synodal Choir and Vasilyev’s Choir in Moscow, which premiered his numerous choral compositions. Also worked in the ﬁelds of theater music, children’s music, and musical ethnography. Toured in Russia and abroad as a pianist, accompanist, and conductor. In 1925 emigrated to Paris, where he lived until 1939, when he moved to New York. Gretchaninoff composed several operas, symphonic and chamber music, as well as numerous solo songs, children’s songs and choruses, choral part songs and arrangements of folk songs for chorus. On texts from the Russian Orthodox liturgy, he composed four settings of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, an All-Night Vigil, and a cycle of hymns from Passion Week, as well as approximately 20 shorter works. He also composed several settings of the Latin Mass and several Latin motets, some of which remain in manuscript. Early in his musical career, Gretchaninoff came under the inﬂuence of Stepan Smolensky, Director of the Moscow Synodal School of Church Music and leader of the movement to return Russian church music to its roots in ancient ecclesiastical chant and the choral folk song. Although Gretchaninoff tended not to use actual chants in his sacred works, he frequently devised new chant-like melodies. Together with other composers working at the Moscow Synodal School (e. g., Kastalsky, Chesnokov, Nikolsky), he used a rich palette of choral textures, ranging from stark unison (sometimes doubled in two or three octaves, reminiscent of Old Believers’ singing) to “choral symphonism” in eight to twelve diverse parts. In a quest to expand his expressive resources, in 1917 he made a major break with tradition by including instruments in his third setting of the Divine Liturgy, the Liturgia domestica, opus 79. No other composers have followed Gretchaninoff’s lead, however: to date this work remains the only setting of a text from the Russian Orthodox liturgy with instrumental accompaniment.

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Title: Liturgiia Sv. Ioanna Zlatousta No. 4; Novyi Obikhod

Title (translated): Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom No. 4: A New Version of the Common Hymns

Opus no.: Op. 177

Liturgical designation: Selected hymns from the Divine Liturgy

Publication data: San Francisco R Club, Chapter 140 of the Federated Russian Orthodox Clubs of America, 1950

Description of source: First printed edition

Remarks: Contains the composer's inscription on the front page to Ivan. A. Gardner, New York 1953

No. of pages: 42

Cat. no.: Gr098-113

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Title: No. 1 - Velikaia ekteniia

Title (translated): The Great Litany

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 1

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr098

No. in collection: 2

Title: No. 2 - Antifony - Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda

Title (translated): Antiphons - Bless the Lord, O my soul

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 2

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr099

No. in collection: 3

Title: No. 2a - Slava... Edinorodnyi Syne

Title (translated): Glory... Only-begotten Son

Opus no.: [Op. 177, No. 2a]

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr100

No. in collection: 4

Title: No. 2b - Vo tsarstvii Tvoem

Title (translated): In Thy kingdom

Opus no.: [Op. 177, No. 2b]

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr101

No. in collection: 5

Title: No. 3 - Priidite poklonimsia

Title (translated): Come, let us worship

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 3

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 1

Cat. no.: Gr102

No. in collection: 6

Title: No. 3a - Gospodi, spasi... i Trisviatoe

Title (translated): O Lord, save... and the Trisagion

Opus no.: [Op. 177, No. 3a]

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr103

No. in collection: 7

Title: No. 4 - Posle chteniia Apostola

Title (translated): After the Epistle reading

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 4

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 1

Cat. no.: Gr104

No. in collection: 8

Title: No. 5 - Posle chteniia Evangeliia

Title (translated): After the Gospel reading

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 5

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr105

No. in collection: 9

Title: No. 6 - Kheruvimskaia pesn'

Title (translated): Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 6

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr106

No. in collection: 10

Title: No. 7 - Ektenii posle Kheruvimskoi pesni

Title (translated): Litanies after the Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 7

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr107

No. in collection: 11

Title: Nos. 8a and 8b - Veruiu

Title (translated): I believe

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 8a and 8b

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 7

Cat. no.: Gr108

No. in collection: 12

Title: No. 9 - Milost' mira

Title (translated): A mercy of peace

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 9

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr109

No. in collection: 13

Title: Nо. 9а - Tebe poem No. 2

Title (translated): We hymn Thee

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 9a

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr110

No. in collection: 14

Title: No. 10 - Dostoino est'

Title (translated): It is truly meet

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 10

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr111

No. in collection: 15

Title: No. 11 - Otche nash

Title (translated): Our Father

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 11

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr112

No. in collection: 16

Title: No. 12 - Khvalite Gospoda

Title (translated): Praise the Lord

Opus no.: Op. 177, No. 12

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr113

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Title: Liturgiia Sv. Ioanna Zlatoustago [No. 1]

Title (translated): Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom [No. 1]

Opus no.: Op. 13

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 62

Cat. no.: Gr001-017

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Title: No. 1 - Pervaia ekteniia

Title (translated): The First Litany

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 1

Voicing: S(div)A(div)TB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr001

No. in collection: 2

Title: No. 2 - Antifony - Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda

Title (translated): Antiphons - Bless the Lord, O my soul

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 2

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr002

No. in collection: 3

Title: No. 2a - Slava... Edinorodnyi Syne

Title (translated): Glory... Only Begotten Son

Opus no.: [Op. 13, No. 2a]

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr003

No. in collection: 4

Title: No. 2b - Vo tsarstvii Tvoem

Title (translated): In Thy Kingdom

Opus no.: [Op. 13, No. 2b]

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr004

No. in collection: 5

Title: No. 3 - Priidite poklonimsia

Title (translated): Come, let us worship

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 3

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr005

No. in collection: 6

Title: No. 3a - Sviatyi Bozhe

Title (translated): Holy God

Opus no.: [Op. 13, No. 3a]

Voicing: SAT(div)B

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr006

No. in collection: 7

Title: No. 4 - Posle chteniia Apostola

Title (translated): After the Epistle reading

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 4

Voicing: SA(div)TB(div)

No. of pages: 1

Cat. no.: Gr007

No. in collection: 8

Title: No. 5 - Posle chteniia Evangeliia

Title (translated): After the Gospel reading

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 5

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr008

No. in collection: 9

Title: No. 6 - Kheruvimskaia pesn'

Title (translated): Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 6

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr009

No. in collection: 10

Title: No. 7 - Posle Kheruvimskoi pesni

Title (translated): After the Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 7

Voicing: S(div)AT(div)

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr010

No. in collection: 11

Title: No. 8a - Simvol very

Title (translated): The Creed

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 8a

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr011

No. in collection: 12

Title: No. 8b - Simvol very

Title (translated): The Creed

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 8b

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 7

Cat. no.: Gr012

No. in collection: 13

Title: No. 9 - Milost' mira

Title (translated): A mercy of peace

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 9

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr013

No. in collection: 14

Title: No. 10 - Dostoino est'

Title (translated): It is truly meet

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 10

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr014

No. in collection: 15

Title: No. 11 - Otche nash

Title (translated): Our Father

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 11

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr015

No. in collection: 16

Title: No. 12 - Khvalite Gospoda s nebes

Title (translated): Praise the Lord from the heavens

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 12

Liturgical designation: Communion Hymn for Sundays

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr016

No. in collection: 17

Title: No. 13 - Konets obedni

Title (translated): Liturgy ending

Opus no.: Op. 13, No. 13

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B

No. of pages: 9

Cat. no.: Gr017

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Title: Liturgiia Sv. Ioanna Zlatoustago No. 2

Title (translated): Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom No. 2

Opus no.: Op. 29

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Publication data: PJu #28311-28323

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 91

Cat. no.: Gr023-039

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Title: No. 1 - Pervaia ekteniia

Title (translated): The First Litany

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 1

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr023

No. in collection: 2

Title: No. 2 - Antifony - Blagoslovi, dushe moia, Gospoda

Title (translated): Antiphons- Bless the Lord, O my soul

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 2

Arrangement of: Common [Russian Greek] chant

Text source: Ps. 102[103]:1-2

Voicing: S(div)AT(div)B

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr024

No. in collection: 3

Title: No. 2a - Khvali, dushe moia, Gospoda

Title (translated): Praise the Lord, O my soul

Opus no.: [Op. 29, No. 2a]

Arrangement of: Common [Russian Greek] chant

Liturgical designation: Second Antiphon

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr025

No. in collection: 4

Title: No. 2b - Slava... Edinorodnyi Syne

Title (translated): Glory... Only Begotten Son

Opus no.: [Op. 29, No. 2b]

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr026

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No. in collection: 5

Title: No. 2c - Vo tsarstvii Tvoem

Title (translated): In Thy kingdom

Opus no.: [Op. 29, No. 2c]

Liturgical designation: Third Antiphon

Voicing: SATB

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr027

No. in collection: 6

Title: No. 3 - Priidite poklonimsia

Title (translated): Come, let us worship

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 3

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr028

No. in collection: 7

Title: No. 3a - Sviatyi Bozhe

Title (translated): Holy God

Opus no.: [Op. 29, No. 3a]

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr029

No. in collection: 8

Title: No. 4 - Posle chteniia Apostola

Title (translated): After the Epistle reading

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 4

Voicing: SA(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 1

Cat. no.: Gr030

No. in collection: 9

Title: No. 5 - Posle chteniia Evangeliia

Title (translated): After the Gospel reading

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 5

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr031

No. in collection: 10

Title: No. 6 - Kheruvimskaia pesn'

Title (translated): Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 6

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr032

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No. in collection: 11

Title: No. 7 - Posle Kheruvimskoi pesni

Title (translated): After the Cherubic Hymn

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 7

Voicing: SAT(div)B

No. of pages: 2

Cat. no.: Gr033

No. in collection: 12

Title: No. 8 - Simvol very

Title (translated): The Creed

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 8

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and Alto solo

No. of pages: 8

Cat. no.: Gr034

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No. in collection: 13

Title: No. 9 - Milost' mira

Title (translated): A mercy of peace

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 9

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 10

Cat. no.: Gr035

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No. in collection: 14

Title: No. 10 - Dostoino est'

Title (translated): It is truly meet

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 10

Arrangement of: Demestvenny chant

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr036

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No. in collection: 15

Title: No. 11 - Otche nash

Title (translated): Our Father

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 11

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 7

Cat. no.: Gr037

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No. in collection: 16

Title: No. 12 - Zaprichastnyi stikh

Title (translated): In place of the Communion Verse

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 12

Liturgical designation: Sacred Concerto

Text source: Troparion to the Theotokos

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 9

Cat. no.: Gr038

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No. in collection: 17

Title: No. 13 - Konets obedni

Title (translated): Liturgy ending

Opus no.: Op. 29, No. 13

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 10

Cat. no.: Gr039

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Title: Lord, have mercy upon us

Opus no.: Op. 107, No. 4

Liturgical designation: Hierarchal Office of the Elevation of the Cross (in original context)

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Publication data: G. Schirmer #7553 1931

Description of source: First printed edition

Remarks: authorized edition with English text; in collaboration with Carl Deis

No. of pages: 9

Cat. no.: Gr096

Title: Milost' mira

Title (translated): A mercy of peace

Opus no.: Op. 44, No. 1

Arrangement of: Bulgarian Chant motifs

Liturgical designation: Anaphora

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Publication data: PJu #32785 [1908]

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 10

Cat. no.: Gr042

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Title: Nyne otpushchaeshi

Title (translated): Lord, now lettest Thou

Opus no.: Op. 34, No. 1

Liturgical designation: Song of St. Symeon

Text source: Luke 2:29-32

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Publication data: PJu #29471 1904

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr040

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Title: Otche nash [No. 4]

Title (translated): Our Father

Opus no.: Op. 80, No. 2

Publication data: M. Gutheil, 1918

Remarks: Not found

Cat. no.: Gr087

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Title: Strastnaia sedmitsa

Title (translated): Passion week

Opus no.: Op. 58

Publication data: PJu #36031-43 n.d.

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 81

Cat. no.: Gr044-057

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Title: No. 1 - Se Zhenikh griadet

Title (translated): Behold, the Bridegroom cometh

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 1

Arrangement of: [Kievan chant, paraphrased]

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr044

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No. in collection: 2

Title: No. 2 - Chertog Tvoi

Title (translated): Thy bridal chamber

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 2

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr045

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No. in collection: 3

Title: No. 3 - Vo tsarstvii Tvoem

Title (translated): In Thy kingdom

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 3

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div) and Alto Solo

No. of pages: 10

Cat. no.: Gr046

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No. in collection: 4

Title: No. 4 - Svete tikhii

Title (translated): Gladsome Light

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 4

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr047

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No. in collection: 5

Title: No. 5 - Da ispravitsia molitva moia

Title (translated): Let my prayer arise

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 5

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div), SSAA semi-chorus, and Tenor Solo

No. of pages: 9

Cat. no.: Gr048

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No. in collection: 6

Title: No. 6 - Nyne sily nebesnyia

Title (translated): Now the powers of heaven

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 6

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 7

Cat. no.: Gr049

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No. in collection: 7

Title: No. 7 - Vecheri Tvoeia tainyia

Title (translated): Of Thy mystical supper

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 7

Voicing: SATB-SATB (divisi)

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr050

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No. in collection: 8

Title: No. 8 - Razboinika blagorazumnago

Title (translated): The wise thief

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 8

Liturgical designation: PJu #36038 n.d.

Voicing: SATB-SATB (divisi)

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr051

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No. in collection: 9

Title: No. 9 - Tebe odeiushchagosia

Title (translated): Thou, who clothest Thyself with light

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 9

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr052

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No. in collection: 10

Title: No. 10 - Bog Gospod'... i Blagoobraznyi Iosif

Title (translated): God is the Lord... and The Noble Joseph

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 10

Arrangement of: Bulgarian Chant

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 4

Cat. no.: Gr053

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No. in collection: 11

Title: No. 11 - Ne rydai mene, Mati

Title (translated): Do not lament me, O Mother

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 11

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 6

Cat. no.: Gr054

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No. in collection: 12

Title: No. 12 - Elitsy vo Khrista

Title (translated): As many as have been baptized

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 12

Arrangement of: Znamenny Chant

Voicing: SAT(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 1

Cat. no.: Gr055

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No. in collection: 13

Title: No. 12a - Voskresni, Bozhe

Title (translated): Arise, O God

Opus no.: [Op. 58, No. 12b]

Arrangement of: Znamenny Chant

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

No. of pages: 3

Cat. no.: Gr056

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No. in collection: 14

Title: No. 13 - Da molchit vsiakaia plot'

Title (translated): Let all mortal flesh keep silent

Opus no.: Op. 58, No. 13

Voicing: SATB-SATB (divisi) and Alto Solo

No. of pages: 12

Cat. no.: Gr057

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Title: Svete tikhii

Title (translated): Gladsome Light

Opus no.: Op. 23, No. 2

Liturgical designation: Evening Hymn

Voicing: S(div)A(div)T(div)B(div)

Publication data: PJu #26534 1901

Description of source: First printed edition

No. of pages: 7

Cat. no.: Gr021

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Title: The Lord is my light

Opus no.: [Op. 107, No. 2]

Liturgical designation: Sacred concerto

Text source: Anthem text adapted from Ps. 26[27]; original text unknown

Voicing: SATB

Publication data: G. Schirmer #7490 1931

Description of source: First printed edition

Remarks: authorized edition with English text; edited by Carl Deis

No. of pages: 5

Cat. no.: Gr094

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