7 Romances, Op.47 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections 7 songs: If Only I Had Known (Кабы знала я) Allegro moderato (C minor, 164 bars) Softly the Spirt Flew up to Heaven (Горними тихо летела луша небесами) Andante con moto (E major, 73 bars) Dusk Fell on the Earth (На землю сумрак пал) Allegro moderato (F major, 149 bars) Sleep, Poor Friend (Усни, печальный друг) Andante non tanto (G♭ major, 75 bars) I Bless You, Forests (Благословляю вас, леса) Andante sostenuto (F major, 72 bars) Does the Day Reign? (День ли царит) Andantino—Allegro agitato (E major, 77 bars) Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? (Я ли в поле да не травушка была?) Moderato (F♯ minor, 67 bars) Composition Year 1880 Genre Categories Romances; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Russian language; For voice, orchestra (arr); For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

Scores

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General

 Complete Score
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Editor:

Ivan Shishov (1888–1947)
Nikolay Shemanin (1903–?)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.44 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1940. Plate M. 16971 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1965). Vocal Series No.6762

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Includes footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic)

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 7. "Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow?" (E minor)
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Language:

Russian / German

Translator:

Yury Arnold (1811-1898), German text

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1885]. Plate 6532.

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Moscow: Muzgiz, 1934. Plate 944.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? (No.7)

For Voice and Orchestra (Tchaikovsky)

 7. Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass?
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Editor:

Irina Iordan (1910–1976)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.27 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960. Plate M. 18604 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.588

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Misc. Notes:

Voice: soprano
Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F) + strings
Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Text and footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic).

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General Information

Work Title	7 Romances
Alternative Title	7 романсов

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.47 ; TH 103
Movements/Sections	7 songs: If Only I Had Known (Кабы знала я) Allegro moderato (C minor, 164 bars) Softly the Spirt Flew up to Heaven (Горними тихо летела луша небесами) Andante con moto (E major, 73 bars) Dusk Fell on the Earth (На землю сумрак пал) Allegro moderato (F major, 149 bars) Sleep, Poor Friend (Усни, печальный друг) Andante non tanto (G♭ major, 75 bars) I Bless You, Forests (Благословляю вас, леса) Andante sostenuto (F major, 72 bars) Does the Day Reign? (День ли царит) Andantino—Allegro agitato (E major, 77 bars) Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? (Я ли в поле да не травушка была?) Moderato (F♯ minor, 67 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	1880
First Performance	1888-01-07 — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society: Elizaveta Lavrovskaia (soprano), Leopold Auer (conductor). Arrangement of No.7 for soprano and orchestra. 1888-02-16 — Paris: Marie Benardaky (soprano), Colonne Orchestra, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor). Arrangement of No.6 for soprano and orchestra.
First Publication	1881 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 43 pages. Plates 4252 to 4258. 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement of No.7 for soprano and orchestra,. 13 pages. Plate 17428.
Librettist	Various: 1, 2, 4, 5. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875) 3. Nikolay Berg (1823–1884), after Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) 6. Aleksey Apukhtin (1840–1893) 7. Ivan Surikov (1841–1880)
Language	Russian
Dedication	Aleksandra Panayeva-Kartsova (1853–1942)
Average Duration	30 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice + Piano
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
Extra Information	No.7 was arranged for soprano and orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1884. No.6 was also arranged for soprano and orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1888 (now lost).