Who wrote the major choral work 'All Night Vigil', better known as the 'Vespers' which was sung at his funeral in 1943?
All-Night Vigil (Tchaikovsky) All-Night Vigil (Tchaikovsky) The All-Night Vigil"' for choir" (Russian: ', ) is an choral composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Op. 52, written from 1881 to 1882. It consists of settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox all-night vigil ceremony. This work, like Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All-Night Vigil", has been referred to as the Vespers. Like the Rachmaninoff, this is both literally and conceptually incorrect as applied to the entire work, as it contains settings from three canonical hours, Vespers, Matins and the First Hour. Prior to Tchaikovsky's setting of the all-night vigil, the only setting in existence had been
All-Night Vigil (Tchaikovsky) almost certain nothing in my Vespers will please you. I see nothing in them which would win your approval... I am no longer in a condition to compose." Another letter in 1891 to Jurgenson requested copies of his "Liturgy" and other sacred works, "with the exception of the Vespers". The work consists of 17 major divisions. Performances require approximately 45 minutes. All-Night Vigil (Tchaikovsky) The All-Night Vigil"' for choir" (Russian: ', ) is an choral composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Op. 52, written from 1881 to 1882. It consists of settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox all-night