Work Title
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6 French Songs
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Alternative. Title
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6 Mélodies ; 6 Французский романсов
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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.65 ; TH 108
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 40
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 songs:
- Sérénade. Où vas-tu, souffle d'aurore (Серенада: Ты куда летишь)
Allegro quasi Andantino (F major, 74 bars)
- Déception (Разочарование)
Moderato (E minor, 89 bars)
- Sérénade. J'aime dans le rayon (Серенада: В ярком свете зари)
Andante non troppo (B♭ major, 98 bars)
- Qu'importe que l'hiver (Пуская зима)
Allegro vivo e molto rubato (D minor, 101 bars)
- Les larmes (Слезы)
Andante doloroso (G major, 49 bars)
- Rondel (Рондел)
Allegretto grazioso (G major, 60 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1888
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First Publication.
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1889 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 24 pages. Plates 14291 to 14296
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Librettist
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Various:
- 1. Édouard Turquety (1807–1867)
- 2-4, 6. Paul Collin (1843–1915)
- 5. Augustine Malvine Blanchecotte (1830-1897)
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Language
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French ; Russian
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Dedication
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Désirée Artôt-Padilla (Désirée Artôt)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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16 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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voice, piano
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research
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Extra Information
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Tchaikovsky wrote the songs to the original French texts. The Russian translations by Aleksandra Santagano-Gorchakova (1842-1913) in the first edition were commissioned by Jurgenson independently of the composer.
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