Composition: 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)
| Title | 6 Romances |
| Alternative title | 6 романсов (6 romansov) |
| Creators | Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer) |
| Opus | Op.4 |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1890 |
| First published | 1893 |
| Dedication | 1. Anna Alexandrovna Podyzhenskaya; 2. Yury Sergeyevich Sakhnovsky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1020 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Romances |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| О, нет, молю, не уходи! / O nyet, molyu, ne ukhodi!; Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not! Con Allegro | — | D minor | — |
| Утро / Utro; (Morning) Moderato | — | F major | — |
| В молчаньи ночи тайной / V molchan′i nochi taynoy; In the Silence of the Secret Night. Lento | — | D major | — |
| Не пой, красавица / Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne; Do Not Sing, My Beauty. Allegretto | — | A minor | — |
| Уж ты, нива моя / Uzh ty, niva moya; Oh Thou, my Field. Lento | — | D minor | — |
| Давно ль, мой друг / Davno l′, moy drug; How Long, my Friend. Andante tranquillo | — | G minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Oh, stay, my love, forsake me not! (No.1) | piano | Aleksandr Schaefer |
| view | In the Silence of the Secret Night (No.3) | orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Do not Sing, My Beauty (No.4) | voice and orchestra | Leonidas Leonardi |
| view | Do not Sing, My Beauty (No.4) | voice, violin and piano | Fritz Kreisler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Gutheil | 1921 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view 1. Oh, stay, my love, forsake me not! (Bass) · view 2. Morning (Mezzo-soprano) · view 3. Silence of the Secret Night (Bass) · view 4. Sing not to me, beautiful maiden (Tenor) · view 5. Oh Thou, my Field (Tenor) · view 6. How Long, my Friend (Soprano) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Gutheil | — | 1. Oh, stay, my love forsake me not! (medium voice) · view 2. Morning (low voice) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Do not Sing, My Beauty (Baritone) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Do not Sing, My Beauty · view |
| view | Complete | selections | The University Society | 1917 | 5. Oh Thou, My Field · view |
| view | Oh, stay, my love, forsake me not! (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Gutheil | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | In the Silence of the Secret Night (No.3) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Schirmer | 1919 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Do not Sing, My Beauty (No.4) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Gutheil | 1922 | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine/Bass Drum · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Do not Sing, My Beauty (No.4) | Arrangement for voice, violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1922 | Complete Score and Violin Obbligato Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Shuwen Zhang (piano) and Xiaohan Chen (voice) | 5. Oh Thou, my field · file |
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