Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski (1840 – 1893)
Hymn of the Cherubim
Carlo Balmelli – Transcription for Brass Ensemble
| Duration | ca. 7' |
| Difficulty | 3.5 |
| Item Number | SWB57 |
Tchaikovsky completed the choral work on the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in 1878. The play “Hymn of the Cherubim” is considered the first unified setting of this central liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The text is attributed to Johannes Chrysostomus, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th Century.
