Work Title
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Blessed is He Who Smiles
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Alternative. Title
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Бпажен, кто улыбается
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TH 83
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 20
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Key
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F major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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Allegro moderato (63 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1887
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First Performance.
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1892-03-20 — Moscow, Assembly of the Nobility: Moscow University Student Choir, Viktor Malm (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1889 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Score, 5 pages. Plate 14880.
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Librettist
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Konstantin Romanov (1858–1915)
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Language
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Russian
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Dedication
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To the Student Choir of Moscow University
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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3 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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Male chorus (TTBB)
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
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