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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 |
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Composition Year | 1917 |
Genre Categories | Liturgies; Religious works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Contents |
Work Title | Liturgica domestica |
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Alternative. Title | Демественная литургия |
Composer | Grechaninov, Aleksandr |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.79 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAG 29 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 15 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1917 |
First Performance. | 1926 |
First Publication. | 1927 |
Copyright Information | This work is claimed to be under copyright in the USA due to "restoration" via the GATT/TRIPS amendment (Section 104). NIE-V8000P239 |
Librettist | Traditional |
Language | Church Slavonic |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Mixed chorus (SATB), soloists and orchestra |
The reduction above is titled, according to its entry in OskiKat U. Berkeley, "Demestvennai︠a︡ liturgii︠a︡ : dli︠a︡ khora, solistov v soprovoshdenii fortepiano".
Though Gretchaninov remained in Russia for several years after the Revolution, this sacred work could not be performed in Soviet Russia and only was premiered abroad in 1926 after he emigrated.