6 Romances, Op.8 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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		Movements/Sections 6 Composition Year 1893 Genre Categories Romances; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Voice and Piano (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Voice and Piano

Complete

 1. The Waterlily (Mezzo-soprano)
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 2. Child, Thou art as Beautiful as a Flower (Bass)
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 3. Brooding (Bass)
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 4. I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow (Mezzo-soprano)
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 5. The Dream (Tenor)
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 6. A Prayer (Soprano)
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Editor:

Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Zarui Apetovna Apetian

Publisher Info.:

Rachmaninov: Romansi - Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Texts in Russian only
Voice specifications are based on the complete Rachmaninov Song cycle on the Chandos label

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 1. La Nymphea
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 3. Rêverie (in D, medim voice, original)
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 6. Prière (High voice)
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Language:

Russian / French

Translator:

Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877-1944), French text

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1921. Plate A. 8084a G., A. 8807a G., A.8815a G.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano Solo

 2. Child, Thou art as Beautiful as a Flower
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Arranger:

Alexander Siloti (1863–1945)

Publisher Info.:

New York: University Society, (ca.1910)

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Contains some printing mistakes such as missing natural signs in measures 9 and 11.

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General Information

Work Title	6 Romances
Alternative Title	6 романсов (6 romansov)

Composer	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.8
Movements/Sections	6
Year/Date of Composition	1893
First Publication	1893
Librettist	Various: 1, 2, 5. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) 3, 4. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861) 6. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
Language	Russian
Dedication	No.1 — Adolf Adolfovich Yaroshevsky (1862–1911) No.2 — Mikhail Akimovich Slonov (1868–1930) No.3 — Leonid Grigoryevich Yakovlev (1858–1919) No.4 — Mariya Vasilyevna Olferyeva No.5 — Nataliya Dmitriyevna Skalon (1868–1943) No.6 — Mariya Adrianovna Deysha-Sionitskaya (1859–1932)
Average Duration	13 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice + Piano

Misc. Comments

Section Listing

1. The Water Lily / Речная лилея (Rechnaya lileya)
   Vivo–Moderato (G major)
2. Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower / Дитя! Как цветок, ты прекрасна (Ditya! kak tsvetok ty prekrasna)
   Andante (E♭ major)
3. Brooding / Дума (Duma)
   Moderato (D minor)
4. I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow / Полюбила я на печаль свою (Polyubila ya na pechal′ svoyu)
   Adagio sostenuto (G minor)
5. The Dream / Сон (Son)
   Allegretto (E♭ major)
6. A Prayer / Молитва (Molitva)
   Moderato (C minor)

External Links

• The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

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