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At Bedtime (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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1st version (for Chorus a cappella)
Complete Score
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Editor:
Ivan Petrovich Shishov (1888–47)
Nikolay Mikhailovich Shemanin (1903–?)
Publisher Info.:
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.41
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1941. Plate M. [?] Г.
Copyright:
Misc. Notes:
Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Text and footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic).
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2nd version (for Chorus with Orchestra)
Complete Score
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Editor:
Irina Nikolayevna Iordan (1910–77)
Publisher Info.:
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.27
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960. Plate M. 18604 Г.
Reprint - New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. [ca.1970]. Kalmus Orchestral Series No.588
Copyright:
Misc. Notes:
Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Text and footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic).
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Recordings
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At Bedtime, Tchaikovsky" (MP3 albums (US only), general composer works).
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General Information
| Work Title | At Bedtime | ||
| Alternative Title | На сон грядущий (Na son gryadushchy) | ||
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich | Genre | Other (secular - SATB choir a capella) |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 70 | Librettist | Nikolay Platonovich Ogarev (1813–77) |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 | Language | Russian |
| Dedication | Piece Style | Romantic | |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1863–64 (both versions) | Instrumentation | 1st version -- SATB chorus a cappella 2nd version -- SATB chorus; 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (C); 2 Bassoons; 2 Horns (C); 2 Trumpets (G); Timpani; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Cellos; Double Basses |
| Year of First Publication | 1st version — 1941 2nd version — 1960 | Discuss this piece | |
Misc. Comments
- Exists in two versions -- the first for unaccompanied chorus, and the second for chorus with orchestra. Both versions date from the period 1863-1864.
Section Listing
1st version
- Andante (68 bars), C minor
2nd version
- Adagio (97 bars), C minor
Publication History
1st version
- Moscow: Muzgiz, 1941 (in Polnoe sobranie sochinenii, vol.43)
2nd version
- Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960 (in Polnoe sobranie sochinenii, vol.27)
