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| Composition Year | 1944 |
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| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
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| Work Title | To Russia |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Bax, Arnold |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | GP 356 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAB 136 |
| Key | D minor |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1944 |
| Librettist | John Masefield (1878–1967), "Ode to the Red Army" |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 4 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | baritone, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra |
| InstrDetail | 3 flutes (no.3 takes piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings |
| External Links | Baxworks site Faber Mention in Review of Chandos CD that doesn't contain it (but contains other Bax chorus and orchestra works) |
