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Legend" (Russian: Легенда, Legenda), Op. 54, No. 5 (also known as "The Crown of Roses" in some English-language sources) [1] is a composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Originally written in 1883 as a song for solo voice and piano, it was subsequently arranged by Tchaikovsky for solo voice and orchestra (1884), and then for ...
There, he taught vocal and instrumental music at the Tulchyn Eparchy Women's College to the daughters of village priests. He developed a lasting friendship with the composer Kyrylo Stetsenko, who went on to influence his musical style. [17] Stetsenko praised his friend's compositions, saying, "Leontovych is a famous music expert from Podolia.
The music builds to a climax, but then backs down for a final chorale in the woodwinds; the sound builds once again, and the piece concludes with a thundering chorale marked by liberal use of the chimes and tam-tam as well as soaring horn counterpoint. A typical performance of Russian Christmas Music lasts 14–16 minutes.
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk". The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in or before 1916; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky. [1] [2]
Little Carol, Little Carol, Little Carol Bird, The swallow has flown in, She began to chirp, To call the master. Come out, come out, master, Look at the sheepfold. The sheep have rolled over, And the lambs have been born. Your goods are all good, You will have a measure of money, If not money, then a half-sheaf, You have a black-browed wife.
In Russia, a hummed choral a cappella version became known as mourning music, being played annually during the Minute of Silence on Victory Day. [ 5 ] Originally called Leichte Stücke ("Easy Pieces"), the section titles were only added after the completion of the composition, and Schumann described them as "nothing more than delicate hints for ...
Children's Notebook (Russian: Детская тетрадь, romanized: Detskaya tetrad), also known as A Child's Exercise Book, [1] Op. 69 is a suite for piano composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. Although precise dating is uncertain, it is believed to have been composed over a period of twelve to eighteen months between 1944 and 1945.
March of the Russian Falcons [Марш русских соколов = Marsh russkikh sokolov], for mixed voices with piano (1912) Cantata in Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the Reign of the House of the Romanovs , 1613–1913, Op. 89, for mixed voices with orchestra or piano (1913)