Glücklich lebt vor Noth geborgen, Op.3 (Kalafati, Vasily)

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Work Title Glücklich lebt vor Noth geborgen. Kvartet.
Alternative. Title Птичка божия не знает
Composer Kalafati, Vasily
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.3
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IVK 2
Key B major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication. 1900 (Belaieff)
Librettist Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837)
Friedrich Bodenstedt (1819-92), German text, translator
Language Russian / German
Dedication Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB), piano
External Links The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
Extra Information Composer gives the attribution to Pushkin (in Cyrillic) and to Bodenstedt (the translation only) in Latin-type on the first page of score, which may be somewhat confusing esp. for those who read very little Russian (e.g. this editor. Fortunately a source is ready to hand with "Пу́шкин" to compare...- ed.)