Songs and Dances of Death (Mussorgsky, Modest)
| Title | Songs and Dances of Death |
| Alternative title | Песни и танцы смерти ; 4 Dramatic Scenes ; Lieder und Tänze des Todes |
| Creators | Modest Mussorgsky, composer Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1875 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1320 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs, Dances |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Lullaby (No.1) | voice and orchestra | Aleksandr Glazunov |
| View | Selections | piano | Samuil Feinberg |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Bessel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | 1. Lullaby [Колыбельная] 2. Serenade [Серенада] 3. Trepak [Трепак] 4. Field Marshal [Полководец] |
| View | Trepak (No.3) | — | Bessel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Field Marshal (No.4) | — | Mikhail Arkadev | 2017 | Complete Score (lower version) |
| View | Lullaby (No.1) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Bessel | — | Complete Score Flute 1, 2 Oboe, English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (A) Timpani Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | 1966 | 2. Serenade |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Hans Rosbaud, piano | 3. Trepak |
| View | Shuwen Zhang, piano Geeseop Kim, baritone |
4. Field Marshal (live performance) |
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