| 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.39
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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INR 53
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 songs:
- Oh, if Thou Ccouldst for One Moment (О, йесли б ты могла)
- The West Dies out in the Distant Pallid Rose (Запад гаснет в дали бледно-розовой)
- Silence Descends on the Golden Cornfields (На нивы желтыйе нисходит тишина)
- Sleep, my Poor Friend (Усни, печальный друг)
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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 1466 (set), 1467 to 1470 (separately).
- Transposed for high voice. Plates 1471 (set), 1472 to 1475 (separately).
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| Librettist
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Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Dedication
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Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (wife of the composer)
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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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The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
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