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Rachmaninov Vespers Language
Rachmaninov Vespers Language
Rachmaninov Vespers Language
pronunciation. The transcription is not always consistent, either; the same sounds
may be written in different ways.
In general:
Whenever you see <shyeh>, <tsyeh>, <zhyeh> in the text, you should ignore
the <y> (i.e., these should be pronounced [sheh], [tseh], [zheh]).
Whenever you see <shi>, <zhi>, you should pronounce [shɨ], [zhɨ] instead.
The spellings <ah> and <a> represent the same sound (as in English ‘father’);
<eh> and <e> represent the same sound (as in English ‘bet’); <oh> and <o>
represent the same sound (a pure o vowel, more or less as in Latin).
In the few places where it occurs, <j> represents the same sound as <y> (as
in English ‘yes’).
In the few places where it occurs, <tch> represents the same sound as <ch>
(as in English ‘cheap’).
Al‐li‐loo‐i‐a should be pronounced al‐li‐loo‐i‐ya.
Corrections
(Mistakes in place of the stress aren’t included in the corrections below unless there
is also some other change needed for the same word.)
#2 Blagoslovi, dushe moya
page, system, measure part change
p. 6, 1st system, m. 4 A solo ma‐ya > mo‐ya
p. 7, 1st system, m. 1 A solo Bo‐zhye > Bo‐zhe
p. 10, 1st system, mm. 1‐2 A solo proh‐idoot > proy‐doot (‐doot is on the E, as
written)
p. 10, 1st system, m. 2 T proh‐idoot > proy‐doot
(‐doot on D‐E, as indicated by the slur, and
voh‐ on F‐G; ‐dɨ beginning on A to the end of
this melisma)
p. 11, 2nd system, m. 3 SA Tɨ > Ti
p. 13, 1st system, m. 2 AT ‐zhyen > ‐zhen
i‐zhye > i‐zhe
#3 Blazhen muzh
page, system, measure part change
p. 13, 2nd system, mm. 5‐6 A this should read poot’ in both measures
(the apostrophe is hard to see; please don’t
sing “poot”!)
p. 14, 1st system, m. 1 AT poh‐gip‐nyet > po‐gib‐nyet
p. 14, 2nd system, m. 5 AT dooi is one syllable, on beat 2; delay the
glide as long as possible
p. 14, 2nd system, m. 6 AT s tre‐pe‐tom > s trye‐pye‐tom
p. 15, 1st system, m. 6 AT Bla‐zhye‐ni > Bla‐zhe‐ni
p. 15, 2nd system, mm. 1‐2 AT shchi‐sya nan > shchi‐i‐sya nan’ (the second
i comes on beat 2)
p. 16, 1st system, m. 1 AT Vos‐kre‐sni > Vos‐krye‐sni
p. 16, 2nd system, m. 5 SAT yest spa‐se‐ni‐yeh > yest’ spa‐sye‐ni‐yeh
p. 17, 1st system, m. 1 SAT lyu‐dekh > lyu‐dyekh
p. 17, 1st system, m. 2 SAT bla‐go‐slo‐ve‐ni‐yeh > bla‐go‐slo‐vye‐ni‐yeh
p. 18, 2nd system, mm. 2‐3 SATB A‐min > A‐min’
#4 Svyetye tikhi
pp. 20‐21 SAT The text should read as follows:
Svye‐tye ti‐khi, svya‐tɨ‐ya sla‐vɨ Byeh‐smyert‐
na‐go, Oh‐tsa Nye‐byes‐na‐go, Svya‐ta‐go,
Bla‐zhe‐na‐go, I‐i‐su‐sye Khri‐styeh. Pri‐
shed‐she na za‐pad son‐tsa ...
p. 22, 1st system, mm. 4‐5 T solo svya‐ta‐vo > svya‐ta‐go
p. 22, 2nd system, m. 2 A vo‐fsya vre‐ma‐na > vo fsya vrye‐mye‐na
p. 23, 1st system, mm. 3‐4 SAT Boh‐zhi, zhi‐vot > Boh‐zhɨ, zhɨ‐vot
#5 Nɨnye otpushchayeshɨ
page, system, measure part change
p. 24, 1st system, m. 4 AT ‐shi > ‐shɨ
p. 24, 1st system, mm.3‐4 T solo ot‐pu‐shcha‐ye‐shi ra‐ba Tvo‐ye‐vo > ot‐pu‐
shcha‐ye‐shɨ ra‐ba Tvo‐ye‐go
p. 24, 2nd system, mm. 1‐2 AT Tvo‐ye‐voh > Tvo‐ye‐go
p. 25, 1st system, mm. 1‐3 S ot‐pu‐shcha‐ye‐shi ra‐ba Tvo‐ye‐vo > ot‐pu‐
shcha‐ye‐shɨ ra‐ba Tvo‐ye‐go
p. 26, 1st system, m. 4 SATB lyoo‐dyeh > lyoo‐dyei (dyey)
#6 Bogoroditse Dyevo, radooysya
page, system, measure part change
p. 28, 1st system, m. 2 SATB [and in similar spots]: ‐tsyeh > ‐tseh
p. 28, 1st system, m. 4 SATB [and in similar spots]: ‐dooi on beat 4 is one
syllable; delay the glide as long as possible
p. 28, 2nd system, m. 5 SATB ‐spoht s’ Toh‐ > ‐spohd’ s Toh‐
p. 29, 2nd system, m. 2 A vzhyeh‐nakh > vzheh‐nakh
p. 29, 2nd system, m. 5 A Tvoh‐yeh‐voh > Tvoy‐yeh‐go
p. 30, 2nd system, m. 5 SATB ‐shikh > ‐shɨkh
#7 Shestopsalmiye
page, system, measure part change
p. 34, 1st system, m.3 SATB ‐vyer‐zye‐shi > vyer‐zye‐shɨ
#8 Khvalitye imya Gospodnye
page, system, measure part change
p. 36, 2nd system, mm. 4‐5 TB I‐e‐ru‐sa‐li‐myeh > I‐ye‐roo‐sa‐li‐myeh
p. 37, 2nd system, m. 2 AB blahk > blahg
p. 38, 1st system, m. 1 ST blahk > blahg
p. 38, 1st system, m. 1 AB milost ye‐voh > milost’ ye‐goh
p. 39, 1st system, m. 1 AB milost ye‐voh > milost’ ye‐goh
system m. 1
p. 77, 2nd system, mm. 2‐3 T1 text is missing from score; should be Goh‐
spo‐di po‐mi‐looi mya, Is‐ (one syllable on
each half note)
p. 78, 1st system, m. 1 T1 ‐tsyeh‐li > ‐tseh‐li
p. 78, 1st system, m. 2 T2 Is‐tsyeh‐li > Is‐tseh‐li
p. 78, 1st system, m. 2 A ‐shikh > ‐shɨkh
p. 78, 1st system, m. 4 S ‐shikh > ‐shɨkh
p. 78, 2nd system, m. 4 SATB Bohk > Bohg
p. 79, 1st system, m. 2 SAT1 zhi‐voh‐ta > zhɨ‐voh‐ta
p. 79, 1st system, m. 3 B2 Bohk > Bohg
p. 79, 2nd system, m. 1 T2B1 zhi‐voh‐ta > zhɨ‐voh‐ta
T1 T1 sings oo‐zrim svyet here
p. 79, 2nd system, m. 2 SATB mi‐lost > mi‐lost’
p. 81, 2nd system, m. 3 SATB Aht‐soo > Oht‐tsoo
p. 82, 1st system, m. 2 SATB vye‐kof a‐min > vye‐kov a‐min’
#13 Dnes’ spasyeniye
page, system, measure part change
p. 83, 1st system, m. 1 SATB Dnyeis > Dnyes’
p. 83, 1st system, m. 3 SATB bɨst > bɨst’
p. 83, 2nd system, mm. 3‐4 SATB na‐chal‐ni‐koo zhi‐zni > na‐chal’‐ni‐koo zhɨ‐
zni
p. 84, 1st system, m. 2 SATB smyert > smyert’
p. 84, 2nd system, mm. 3‐5 SATB mi‐lost > mi‐lost’
#14 Voskryes iz groba
page, system, measure part change
p. 85, 1st system, m. 4‐2nd SATB rah‐ster‐zahl > rah‐styer‐zahl
system, m. 1
p. 85, 2nd system, m. 4 SATB rah‐zroo‐shil > rah‐zroo‐shɨl
p. 87, 1st system, m. 3 SA ‐si i na > ‐si ya na (ya replaces i on beat 3)
p. 87, 1st system, m. 4 SATB pro‐po‐vyet > pro‐po‐vyed’
#15 Vzbrannoy voyevodye
page, system, measure part change
p. 88 SATB as it occurs: poh‐byeh‐di‐tyel‐na‐ya > poh‐
byeh‐di‐tyel’‐na‐ya
p. 88 last m.‐p. 89 first m. SATB as it occurs: iz‐bavl‐shye‐sya > iz‐bavl‐she‐
sya
p. 89, 2nd system, m. 1 SATB Tɨ > Ti
p. 90, 1st system, m. 3 SATB der‐zha‐voo > dyer‐zha‐voo
p. 90, 2nd system, m. 5 SATB byet > byed
p. 91, 1st system, m. 2 SATB zo‐vyom Tɨ > zo‐vyem Ti