| Work Title
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4 Romances
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| Alternative. Title
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4 Романса
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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.4
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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INR 47
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 songs:
- What is My Name to Thee? (Что в имени тебе моем?)
- The Messenger (Гонец)
- In the Dark the Nightingale is Silent (В тëмной роще замолк соловей)
- Quietly Evening Falls (Тихо вечер догорает)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1866
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| First Publication.
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1866 – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel 1922 – Moscow. Arrangements for voice and orchestra of Nos.3 and 4.
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| Librettist
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see below
- Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
- Mikhail Mikhaylov (1829–1865), after Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)
- Ivan Nikitin (1824–1861)
- Afanasy Fet (1820–1892)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Dedication
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see below
- [no dedication]
- A. D. Myshetsky
- César Cui
- A. P. Arsenyev
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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 LiederNet Archive
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| Extra Information
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Nos.3 and 4 were also arranged for voice and orchestra by Rimsky-Korsakov, 1891.
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