Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Moderato |
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Composition Year | 1885 |
Genre Categories | Sacred hymns; Hymns; Religious works; |
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Work Title | Hymn in Honor of Saints Cyril and Methodius |
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Alternative. Title | Гимн в честь святых Кирилла и Мефодия |
Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 79 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 46 |
Key | F major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Moderato (32 bars) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1885 |
First Performance. | 1885/4/18 — Moscow, Conservatory: Student Choir |
First Publication. | 1885 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 5 pages. Plate 6700 |
Librettist | Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), adapted from a Czech hymn |
Language | Russian (not Church Slavonic) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |
External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |
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