Composition: 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) and Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov (librettist)
Opus
Instrumentation	voice and piano
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Composed	1875
First published	1882
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Average duration (sec)	1320
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Composition types	Songs, Dances
Language	Russian
Period	Romantic
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Code

Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
Lullaby / Berceuse (Колыбельная / Wiegenlied). Lento assai. Tranquillo. – Allegretto moderato e pesante – Ancora più sostenuto – Meno mosso; allargando – Andante tranquillo	—	F minor	—
Serenade (Серенада / Wiegenlied / Ständchen). Lento doloroso – Moderato tranquillo – Lento funesto – Agitato pathetico – Lento funesto – Agitato – Lento – Agitato – Lento. Tranquillo. – Agitato, con dolore – Lento	—	C minor	—
Trepak (Трепак / Tanzlied). Larghetto – Andantino	—	—	—
Field Marshal (Полководец / Der feldherr / Feldherr tod / Le chef d'armée). Vivo, alla guerra – Risoluto – Grave Marziale – Risoluto	—	—	—

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
view	Lullaby (No.1)	voice and orchestra	Aleksandr Glazunov
view	Selections	piano	Samuil Feinberg

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File
view	Complete	—	Bessel	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	Edition Peters	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	Muzgiz	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	—	—	1. Lullaby [Колыбельная] · view 2. Serenade [Серенада] · view 3. Trepak [Трепак] · view 4. Field Marshal [Полководец] · view
view	Trepak (No.3)	—	Bessel	—	Complete Score · view
view	Field Marshal (No.4)	—	Mikhail Arkadev	2017	Complete Score (lower version) · view
view	Lullaby (No.1)	Arrangement for voice and orchestra by Aleksandr Glazunov	Bessel	—	Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe, English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view
view	Complete	Arrangement for piano by Samuil Feinberg ; selections	Muzgiz	1966	2. Serenade · view

Details	Performers	Files
view	Hans Rosbaud (piano)	3. Trepak · file
view	Shuwen Zhang (piano) and Geeseop Kim (baritone)	4. Field Marshal (live performance) · file

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