| Work Title
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6 Duets
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| Alternative. Title
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6 дуетов
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| Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.46 ; TH 102
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 31
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 duets:
- Evening (Вечер)
Andante non troppo (A♭ major, 121 bars)
- Scottish Ballad: Edward (Шотландская баллада: Эдвард)
Allegro agitato, ma non troppo (A minor, 171 bars)
- Tears (Слезы)
Andante molto sostenuto (G minor, 57 bars)
- In the Garden, By the Ford (В огороде, возле броду)
Allegro moderato (A major, 67 bars)
- Passion Spent (Минула страсть)
Allegro agitato (F minor, 198 bars)
- Dawn (Рассвет)
Allegro moderato (E major, 147 bars)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1880
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| First Performance.
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1889-12-31 in St. Petersburg, Royal Command Performance (No.6, arr. voices and orchestra)
- Yevgeniya Mravina (soprano), Nina Fride (mezzo-soprano), Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1881 – Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 57 pages. Plates 4246 to 4251. 1960 — Moscow: Muzyka. No.6 for 2 voices and orchestra
- in Complete Collected Works, vol.27 (pp.473–485). Plate M. 18604 Г.
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| Librettist
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Various:
- 1, 6. Ivan Surikov (1841–1880)
- 2, 5. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
- 3. Fyodor Tyutchev (1803–1873)
- 4. Ivan Surikov (1841–1880), after Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Dedication
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Tatyana Davydova (1861-1887)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25 minutes
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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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Soprano + mezzo-soprano (Nos.1, 3, 4, 6), baritone (No.2), or tenor (No.5) + piano
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| External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research The LiederNet Archive
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| Extra Information
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Tchaikovsky arranged No.6 for soprano, mezzo-soprano and orchestra in 1889.
- Voices - soprano, mMezzo-soprano
- Orchestra - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F) + strings
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