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Line 64: The [[tchaikovsky:All-Night Vigil\|All Night Vigil]] (Всенощное бдение), Op. 52, also known as the '''''Vesper Service''''', was written between May 1881 and March 1882. Tchaikovsky described it as "An essay in harmonisation of liturgical chants". ==== Movements and Duration ==== ~~{{ordered list\|type=upper-roman~~ There are seventeen numbers, intended to be sung at specific points during the service. ~~\| Introductory Psalm: Bless My Soul, O Lord~~ # Introductory Psalm: "Bless My Soul, O Lord" (Предначинательный псалом: «Благослови душе моя») ~~\| Kathisma: Blessed is the Man~~ # "Lord Have Mercy" and other brief responses («Господи, помилуй» и другие краткие молитвословия) ~~\| Lord, I Call to Thee~~ # Kathisma: "Blessed is the Man"' (Кафисма: «Блажен муж») ~~\| Gladsome Light~~ # "Lord, I Call to Thee" («Господи, воззвах к Тебе») ~~\| Rejoice, O Virgin~~ # "Gladsome Light" («Свете тихий») ~~\| The Lord is God~~ # "Rejoice, O Virgin" («Богородице, Дево, радуйся») ~~\| Polyeleion: Praise the Name of the Lord~~ # "The Lord is God" («Бог Господь») ~~\| Troparia: Blessed Art Thou, Lord~~ # Polyeleion: "Praise the Name of the Lord" (Полиелей: «Хвалите имя Господне») ~~\| Gradual Antiphon: From My Youth~~ # Troparia: "Blessed Art Thou, Lord" (Тропари: «Благословен еси Господи») ~~\| Hymns after the Gospel Reading: Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ~~ # Gradual Antiphon: "From My Youth" (Степенна «От юности моея») ~~\| Common Katabasis: I Shall Open My Lips~~ # Hymns after the Gospel Reading: "Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ" (Песнопения по Евангелии: «Воскресение Христово видевше») ~~\| Canticle of the Mother of God : Holy is the Lord Our God~~ # Common Katabasis: "I Shall Open My Lips" (Катавасия рядовая: «Отверзну уста моя») ~~\| Theotokion: Both Now and Forever~~ # Canticle of the Mother of God (Песнь Богоматери с припевом) ~~\| Great Doxology: Glory to God in the Highest~~ # "Holy is the Lord Our God" («Свят Господь Бог наш») ~~\| To Thee the Glorious Leader~~ # Theotokion: "Both Now and Forever" (Богородичен «И ныне и присно») }} # Great Doxology: "Glory to God in the Highest" (Великое славословие: «Слава в вышних Богу») # "To Thee the Glorious Leader" («Взбранной Воеводе победительная») A complete concert performance lasts around 45 minutes. ==== Text ==== Tchaikovsky adapted the text from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy service. Several of the numbers are based on the text of Biblical psalms: * No. 1 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 103}}. * No. 3 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 150}}. * No. 4 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 140}}. * No. 7 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 117}}. * No. 8 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 134}} and {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 135}}. * No. 9 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 148}}. * No. 10 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 119}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 120}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 121}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 122}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 123}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 124}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 125}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 126}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 127}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 128}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 129}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 130}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 131}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 132}}. * No. 11 – after {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 148}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 149}}, {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 150}} and {{Bible quote\|version=NABRE\|ref=Psalm 140}}. {{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbg6_I4g0dA\|\|center\|\|\|rel=0&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://en.seminaverbi.bibleget.io}}

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