Work Title
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6 Romances
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Alternative. Title
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6 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.38 ; TH 101
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 95
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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:
- Don Juan's Serenade. Allegro non tanto (B minor, 164 bars)
- It was in the Early Spring'. Allegro moderato (E♭ major, 101 bars)
- Amid the Din of the Ball. Moderato (B minor, 99 bars)
- O, If Only You Could. Allegro agitato (D major, 38 bars)
- The Love of a Dead Man. Andante non tanto (F major, 129 bars)
- Pimpinella: Florentine Song. Allegretto molto moderato (G major, 135 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1878
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First Publication.
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1878 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 27 pages. Plates 3341 to 3346.
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Librettist
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Various:
- 1–4. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
- 5. Mikhail Lermontov (1814–1841)
- 6. Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), after an Italian song
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Language
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Russian (No.6 also in Italian)
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Dedication
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Anatoly Tchaikovsky (1850–1915)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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15 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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