Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) -
advanced
SKU:
HL.49018397
(In
the Fields). Composed
by Nikolai Andreyevich
Roslavets. Edited by
Marina Lobanova. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott. Choral
score. 12 pages. Duration
2'. Schott Music #C54051.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49018397).
ISBN
9790001174220. UPC:
884088648763.
7.5x11.5x0.051 inches.
Russian.
In the
days of Roslawez, the use
of lyrical texts in
Russian choral music was
an exception.
Traditionally, sacred
liturgical texts were
preferred in choral
singing. Roslawez
composed only a few
choral works anyway, so
this excellent cantabile
piece is a real treasure.
The poem 'Na poljach' (In
the Fields) was written
by the Russian poet Pyotr
Oreshin. Little solo
parts answered by the
tutti, charming harmonies
and a floating rhythm
result in an
Impressionist tonal
image. The piece is quite
easy to sing and will
bring pleasure to both
performers and
listeners.Roslawez
studied composition and
violin in Moscow. He was
among the leading figures
of the musical scene in
the 1920s. Treated more
and more with hostility
for political reasons and
eventually barred from
pursuing his career, he
spent the last years of
his life in poverty.