Work Title
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4 Romances
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Alternative. Title
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4 Романcа
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Composer
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.42
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INR 56
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 songs
- A Whisper, a Gentle Breath (Шëпот, робкое дыханье)
- I Have Come to Greet Thee (Я пришëл к тебе с приветом)
- The Clouds Begin to Scatter (Elegy) (Редеет облаков летучая гряда (Элегия))
- My Spoiled Darling (Моя баловница)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1897
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First Publication.
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1897 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff.
- Original keys. Plates 1513 (set), 1514 to 1517 (individually).
- Low or mezzo-soprano voice. Plates 1518 (set), 1519 to 1522 (individually).
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Librettist
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Various:
- 1, 2. Afanasy Fet (1820–1892)
- 3. Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
- 4. Lev Mey (1822–1862), after Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855)
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Language
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Russian
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Dedication
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Various:
- Mikhail Rimsky-Korsakov (1873–1951)
- Nikolay Lavrov (1861–1927)
- Vasily Yastrebtsov (1866–1934)
- Sigismond Blumenfeld (1852–1920)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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