Work Title
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6 Romances
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Alternative. Title
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6 романсов
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.6 ; TH 93 ; ČW 211-216
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 91
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 romances:
- Do Not Believe, My Friend. Moderato assai (C♯ minor, 63 bars)
- Not a Word, O My Friend. Andante ma non troppo (E minor, 41 bars)
- Bitterly and Sweetly. Allegro vivo (A major, 81 bars)
- A Tear Trembles. Moderato assai (G♭ major, 80 bars)
- Why? Moderato (D major, 41 bars)
- None but the Lonely Heart. Andante non tanto (D♭ major, 54 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869
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First Publication.
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1869 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 23 pages. Plates 644-649.
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Librettist
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see below
- Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
- Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Moritz Hartmann (1821–1872)
- Yevdokiya Rostopchina (1811–1858)
- Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
- Lev Mey (1822–1862), after Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)
- Lev Mey (1822–1862), after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1748–1832)
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Language
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Russian
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Dedication
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see below
- Aleksandra Menshikova
- Nikolay Kashkin
- Aleksandra Kochetova
- Pyotr Jurgenson
- Ivan Klimenko
- Anna Khvostova
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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18 minutes
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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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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article (No.6)
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