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ID7B3B7B8C-D7FB-4472-BF80-A94116339268
TitlecodeA711802
Title NameSongs and Dances of Death (A-flat, E-flat minor, D minor, C minor)
Marketing CopySongs and Dances of Death (Pesni i plyaski smerti), composed in the mid-1870s, is widely considered the finest song cycle by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881). The composer selected four poems penned by his distant cousin, Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov, each depicting death as a personified agent of relief from affliction. Mussorgsky passed away before completing a full orchestral version of the work. This version, scored by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1962, was written for Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, to whom he dedicated it. Reprint edition. Movements: 1. Lullaby/Berceuse [Wiegenlied]; 2. Serenade [Wiegenlied/Ständchen]; 3. Trepak [Tanzlied]; 4. Field Marshal [Der feldherr/Feldherr tod]. Instrumentation: 2(2nd d.Picc).2.2(2nd d.BCl).2(2nd d.CBsn): 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo [Voice].
Instrumentation2(2nd d.Picc).2.2(2nd d.BCl).2(2nd d.CBsn): 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo [Voice]
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Title Brand1
Year Composed1875-1877/1962
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Duration21
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2024-02-08 20:13:53.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:13:53
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Bsc CodeMUS037110
Text AuthorText by Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov
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Title Category12
Title Movements1. Lullaby/Berceuse [Wiegenlied]
2. Serenade [Wiegenlied/Ständchen]
3. Trepak [Tanzlied]
4. Field Marshal [Der feldherr/Feldherr tod]
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Set Series IDCF4FD22D-0FAD-4556-492F-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextMedium Voice
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Title Sub Category55
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