Snowmaiden (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai)
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St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1898. Plate 4800
Reprint — New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (after 1933). Kalmus Orchestra Library, A 2331
Russian and German text. Original imprint and plate no. omitted from reprint.
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Soprano chorus part
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St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.
Reprint — Miami: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (1980) .
Russian, French, and English text (the last might be by Edward Agate). Reprint lacks any imprint information.
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Pavel Alexandrovich Lamm (1882-1951)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1895)
Reprint (edited) — Moscow: Muzgiz, 1949
Complete Score
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D. D. Shostakovich
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.31
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1953. Plate M. 23475 Г.
Reprint (offprint): Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1968). Plate 4027.
Lel's Third Song (Act III)
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Act 3, Lel's 3rd song, in English, for low voice
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Ernest Newman (1868–1959), editor
Frederick Herman Martens (1874–1932), English translation
Boston: O. Ditson, 1917 (from the collection Modern Russian Songs)
Transposed from original F minor to E♭ minor
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Revised version (ca.1895)
For Piano solo (Kazachenko)
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Grigory Alexeyevich Kazachenko (1858–1938), transcriber
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., 1908. Plate 6440.
Stage directions and titles of numbers in Russian and French; sung text omitted
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General Information
| Work Title | Снегурочка |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Schneeflöckchen = Jeune fille de neige |
| Composer | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | N/A |
| Number of Movements/Sections | prologue and 4 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1880-1881, rev. ca. 1895 |
| Year of First Publication | 1881 |
| Librettist | Rimsky-Korsakov, after A. Ostrovsky (1823-1886) |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Opera |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voices with orchestra |
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Contents (revised version)
Prologue
- Scene of Spring-Beauty and the Birds
- Introduction
- Recitative and Aria of Spring
- Recitative
- Song and Dance of the Birds
Act One
- Introduction
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Lel'
- First Song of Lel'
- Second Song of Lel'
- Arietta of Snowmaiden
- Scene and Arietta of Kupava
- Wedding Rite
- Scene of Kupava and Snowmaiden
- Finale
Act Two
- Chorus. Song of the Blind Gusli-Players
- Scene of the Tsar and Bermyata
- Duet of the Tsar and Kupava
- Public Proclamation
- Solemn Procession of Tsar Berendey
- Hymn of the Berendeyans
- Cavatina of the Tsar [with scene and concluding chorus]
Act Three
- Scene in the Forest Reserve
- Roundelay and Song of the Beaver
- Cavatina of the Tsar
- Dance of the Skomorokhi
- Third Song of Lel'
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Mizgir'
- Arioso
- Scene of Lel', Kupava, and Snowmaiden
- Trio
Act Four
- Introduction
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Spring
- Chorus of Flowers
- Duet of Snowmaiden and Mizgir'
- Finale
- Concluding Chorus
