Rustic Song (Mussorgsky, Modest)

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Editor Vyacheslav Karatygin (1875-1925)
Language Russian / French / German
Translator Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877-1944), French text
Max Lippold (d.1934), German text
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1911. Plate 6949.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Pavel Lamm (1882-1951)
Language Russian / German
Translator Dmitry Usov (1896–1944), German text
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), Vol.V: Vocal Works, ser.1 & 2: Songs of Youth (pp.1-6)
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1931. Plate M. 11416 Г.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi
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Editor Double sharp
Publisher. Info. Double sharp
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Misc. Notes Re-typeset from Lamm edition above; Russian text romanized, as common for musical examples in English-language publications
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11 more: Flute 1, 2 • Oboe, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2, Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Timpani • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Publisher. Info. Unknown
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A1862.
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General Information

Work Title Rustic Song ("Where are You Little Star?")
Alternative. Title Сельская песня («Где ты, звездочка?») ; Sternlein, sag’ mir an
Composer Mussorgsky, Modest
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMM 57
Key F-sharp minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1857
Librettist Nikolay Grekov (1807–1866)
Language Russian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano 'version 2' being orchestrated by the composer

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Taruskin's Musorgsky: Eight Essays and an Epilogue (Princeton 1993) makes the case for 'version 1' being in fact the later final revision.