7 Romances, Op.47 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 songs
Composition Year 1880
Genre Categories Romances; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Russian language; For female chorus, piano (arr); Scores featuring female chorus; For chorus with keyboard; For voice, orchestra (arr); For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player

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Performances

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor Ivan Shishov (1888–1947)
Nikolay Shemanin (1903–?)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works, vol.44 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1940. Plate M. 16971 Г.
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Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1965).Vocal Series No.6762
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Misc. Notes Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint
Includes footnotes in Russian (Cyrillic)
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 5. I Bless You, Forests
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Language English
Translator Paul England (ca.1863-1932), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1899. Plate 15675.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 7. "Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow?" (E minor)
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Language Russian / German
Translator Yury Arnold (1811-1898), German text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.[1885]. Plate 6532.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzgiz, 1934. Plate 944.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Does the Day Reign? (No.6)

For Female Chorus and Piano

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Language English
Translator Kurt Schindler (1882-1935), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1914. Plate 25079.
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Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? (No.7)

For Voice and Orchestra (Tchaikovsky)

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Editor Irina Iordan (1910–1976)
Language Russian (Cyrillic)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works, vol.27 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960. Plate M. 18604 Г.
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Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1965).Orchestral Series No.588
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Misc. Notes Instrumentation: soprano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, strings
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For Piano (Katz)

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Arranger Richard T. Katz (b. 1956)
Publisher. Info. Richard T. Katz
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Misc. Notes Also Known as "Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow?"
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General Information

Work Title 7 Romances
Alternative. Title 7 романсов
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.47 ; TH 103
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPT 96
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 songs:
  1. If Only I Had Known Allegro moderato (C minor, 164 bars)
  2. Softly the Spirt Flew up to Heaven Andante con moto (E major, 73 bars)
  3. Dusk Fell on the Earth Allegro moderato (F major, 149 bars)
  4. Sleep, Poor Friend Andante non tanto (G♭ major, 75 bars)
  5. I Bless You, Forests Andante sostenuto (F major, 72 bars)
  6. Does the Day Reign? Andantino—Allegro agitato (E major, 77 bars)
  7. Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? Moderato (F♯ minor, 67 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1880
First Performance. 1888-01-07 — St. Petersburg, Russian Musical Society. No.7 arr. for soprano and orchestra
Elizaveta Lavrovskaia (soprano), Leopold Auer (conductor)

1888-02-16 — Paris, Concerts Colonne. No.6 arr. for soprano and orchestra

Marie Benardaky (soprano), Colonne Orchestra, Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1881 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 43 pages. Plates 4252 to 4258.
1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. No.7 arr. for soprano and orchestra,. 13 pages. Plate 17428.
Librettist 4 authors:
1, 2, 4, 5. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
3. Nikolai Berg (1823–1884), after Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855)
6. Aleksey Apukhtin (1840–1893)
7. Ivan Surikov (1841–1880)
Language Russian
Dedication Aleksandra Panayeva-Kartsova (1853–1942)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
External Links Tchaikovsky Research
Extra Information No.7 was arranged for soprano and orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1884.
No.6 was also arranged for soprano and orchestra by Tchaikovsky, 1888 (now lost).
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