Composition: A Farewell to Saint Petersburg (Glinka, Mikhail)
| Title | A Farewell to Saint Petersburg |
| Alternative title | Прощание с Петербургом (Proshchaniye s Peterburgom) |
| Creators | Mikhail Glinka (composer) and Nestor Kukolnik (librettist) |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1840 |
| First published | 1840 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romance (Романс) | — | — | — |
| Hebrew Song (Еврейская песня) | — | — | — |
| Bolero (Болеро) | — | — | — |
| Cavatina (Каватина) | — | — | — |
| Cradle Song (Колыбельная песня) | — | — | — |
| Travelling Song (Попутная песня) | — | — | — |
| Fantasia (Фантазия) | — | — | — |
| Barcarolle (Баркарола) | — | — | — |
| Virtus antiqua (Рыцарский романс) | — | — | — |
| The Lark (Жаворонок) | — | — | — |
| To Molly (К Молли) | — | — | — |
| Song of Farewell (Прощальная песня) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Barcarole (No.8) | cello and piano | Norbert Salter |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | violin and piano | Leopold Auer |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | piano | Mily Balakirev |
| view | To Molly (No.11) | cello and piano | Norbert Salter |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | selections | Muzgiz | — | 10. The Lark 11. To Molly 12. Song of Farewell |
| view | Complete | selections | Zimmermann | — | 10. The Lark |
| view | Barcarole (No.8) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1896 | Complete Score Cello Part |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1919 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score and Violin Part |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
Gutheil | — | Complete Score |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
Art Publication Society | 1923 | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Arrangement for piano |
Bayley & Ferguson | — | Complete Score |
| view | To Molly (No.11) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1896 | Complete Score Cello Part |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | The Lark (No.10) | Ivan Kivelidi (piano) | For Piano (Balakirev) | Complete Recording |
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