Aphorisms, Op.13 (Shostakovich, Dmitry)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 pieces
Composition Year 1927/02/25 – 1927/04/07
Genre Categories Pieces; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

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 1. Recitative
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⇒ 9 more: 2. Serenade • 3. Nocturne • 4. Elegy • 5. Funeral March • 6. Étude • 7. Dance of Death • 8. Canon • 9. Legend • 10. Lullaby

 2. Serenade
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 3. Nocturne
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 4. Elegy
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 5. Funeral March
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 6. Étude
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 7. Dance of Death
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 8. Canon
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 9. Legend
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 10. Lullaby
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Publisher Info. D. Benjamin Miller, 2023.
Performers Synthesized/MIDI
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Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These MIDI files are somewhat rough and were generated in the course of engraving the new edition of the score. They should not be taken as representative of authentic performance.
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 Complete Score
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Leningrad: Triton, n.d.[1927]. Plate T. 147.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes 1929 date according to the RSL catalog. Based on the plate number from Triton Publishing, it seems more reasonable to assume that the first edition was published in 1927, rather than in 1929.
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Editor D. Benjamin Miller (b. 2000)
Publisher. Info. D. Benjamin Miller, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title Aphorisms
Alternative. Title Афоризмы
Composer Shostakovich, Dmitry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.13
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IDS 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 pieces
  1. Речитатив = Recitative
  2. Серенада = Serenade
  3. Ноктюрн = Nocturne
  4. Элегия = Elegy
  5. Похоронный марш = Funeral March
  6. Этюд = Étude
  7. Пляска смерти = Dance of Death
  8. Канон = Canon
  9. Легенда = Legend
  10. Колыбельная песня = Lullaby
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1927/02/25 – 1927/04/07
First Performance. 1927/05/19 - Leningrad Conservatory, played by the composer
First Publication. 1927? - Leningrad: Triton
Dedication Boleslav Yavorsky (1877–1942)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 14 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article (French)
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