A major edition of 67 songs, all in the original keys, which covers a variety of voice types. Cyrillic and transliteration are included with each song, as are line by line English translations for study. Mussorgsky's rich imagination as a composer of song is not well-known. The style is unique, the music directly emotional. There are four complete song cycles in this edition. The first, “Youthful Years,” is an unconventional song grouping, not written for the same voice type, a “song cycle” that's more a convenience of collecting early work. It would better be viewed as 17 individual songs. The other three cycles are “The Nursery” (for mezzo-soprano), “Sunless” (for mezzo-soprano or baritone), and “Songs and Dances of Death” (mezzo-soprano or soprano). There are also 32 individual songs not in cycles. Mussorgsky wrote substantial revisions of 11 songs; both the original version and the second version are included for these.
Song List
Arrogance
At The Countryhouse
Be Bored
The Beetle
The Billy-Goat
The Captain
The Cat Sailor
Chatting White-Sided Magpie
The Classicist
Desire
Down Along The Don A Garden Blooms
Elegy
Evening Song
The Forgotten One
Gathering Mushrooms
A Graveside Letter
Hopak
I Have Many Towers And Gardens
If Only I Could Meet Up With You Again
In Four Walls
In The Corner
It Didn't Strike Like A Bolt From Heaven
It Gathers And Disperses
Jewish Song
Kalistratushka
King Saul
The Leaves Rustled Sadly
Let Us Be Merry
Light Of My Life, Savishna
A Little Feast
A Little Song For Children
Lullaby
Lullaby
Lullaby For Eryomushka
Many Have Grown From My Tears
Mephistopheles' Song In Auerbach's Tavern
The Mischief Maker
The Misunderstood Girl
My Heart's Desire
Night
The Noisy, Busy Day Is Over
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Oh, How Your Eyes Look At Me Sometimes
Oh, You Drunk Good-For-Nothing!
The Old Man's Song
On The Dnieper
On The River
The Orphan Boy
The Outcast
Oy, Is It Right For A Fellow To Spin Flax?
The Peanut Gallery
The Pilgrim
Playing With A Doll
Prayer
The Seminarian
Serenade
The Song Of Balearets
The Soul Flew Quietly Through The Celestial Skies
Tell Me Why, O Maiden Fair
Trepak
A Vision
What Are Words Of Love To You?
Where Are You, My Little Star?
The Winds Blow, The Gusty Winds
With My Nanny
You Didn't Recognize Me In A Crowd
Instrumentation
Piano
Vocal
Product Details
#HL 50481791
9780793545377
073999817911
9.0"
12.0"
394 Pages
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