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**__Rachmaninoff's Vocalise__**

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**Title:** Vocalise **Composer:** Sergei Rachmaninoff **Performer:** Joshua Bell **Time Period:** Classical (Romantic)

**__About This Piece__** Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 was published in 1912 as the last of his 14 songs of Op. 34. The song was originally written for voice, with piano accompaniment. It contains no words, and it is usually sung in the singer's choice of vowel. It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdenova (1873-1950). Part of this piece was used in the conclusion of Christina Aguilera's Hurt. **__Sergei Rachmaninoff__**

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873 –1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is considered one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music.Early influences of Tchaikovsky, and other Russian composers influenced his lyrical and expressive melodies. Rachmaninoff was born on April 1, 1873 in Semyonovo, in north-western Russia into a family of the Russian aristocracy. Rachmaninoff studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory before attending the Moscow Imperial Conservatory. It was there where he wrote many of his first accomplishments, including, the one act opera Aleko and his First Piano Composition; which incorporates vibrant and reckless melodies. He also wrote a group of piano pieces, //Morceaux de Fantasie (//Fantasy Pieces); a lyrical and melodious piece. It was also there where he met his mentor and friend Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who commissioned Rachmaninoff to arrange a piano transcription of the suite from his ballet The Sleeping Beauty. The death of Tchaikovsky in 1893 was a great blow to Rachmaninoff. Afterwards, he immediately began writing //Trio élégiaque// in Tchaikovsky’s memory, revealing his overwhelming grief in the music's dark mood, He also wrote his First Symphony which premiered in 1897. It was heavily criticized and was banned, for it was known to be only appealing to inmates of a music conservatory in hell. After the failure of his First Symphony, Rachmaninoff fell into a period of depression that lasted three years. It was not until he received auto suggestive therapy that he recovered. Afterwards, he married Natalia Satina. They had two daughters; Irina, later Princess Wolkonsky ,and Tatiana Conus. Although Rachmaninoff had an affair with 22-year-old singer Nina Koshetz, his marriage with Natalia lasted until the composer's death. Natalia died in 1951. After several appearances as a conductor, Rachmaninoff was offered a job as conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre. He soon resigned due to political reasons. In 1917, he migrated to Helsinki with his wife and children. He spent a year giving concerts in Scandinavia while also working on his other pieces. In 1918, he received three offers of American contracts. He declined all of them, but decided that moving to America may solve his troubles. He moved to New York and soon signed a contract with the Victor Talking Machine Company (a record company). Rachmaninoff fell ill during a concert tour in 1942 and was diagnosed with advanced melanoma. Rachmaninoff on March 28, 1943, in Beverly Hills, California.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Analysis**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This piece has a lyrical and inviting melody. Its colorful tone suggests a story that is told throughout the piece. As the piece progresses, the story grows, and we are left with a memorable melody. The tempo of this song is slow and creates a romantic and gentle effect on the piece. There is almost a sort of tranquility felt when listening to this piece. Yet the tone of this piece is sad and somber. The piece is a powerful contrast that creates a variety of moods throughout the piece. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The beginning of this piece starts off starts off piano and grows to mezzo-forte, and then to forte. This creates a growing and swelling of the piece. As the piece drops back down to mezzo-forte and mezzo-piano, the change of dynamics creates a contrast and sets a tone of sad and somber. The dynamic contrasts create a sort of call and answer and provides a background for the story of the piece. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">As the piece reaches its climax, there are a series of diminuendos and crescendos. The diminuendos create softer and poetic sound, whereas the crescendos create a strong and growing effect. The contrast between the two are used to express a sudden change in volume. An imagery of "Light" (for the crescendos) and "Shade" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(for the diminuendos) is created. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">During the baroque period, the use of terraced dynamics (a sudden change from full to soft, with no crescendo or decrescendo) was common. It was used to create and echoing effect. For example, the same passage was played in piano, then later played in forte. The main reason for terraced dynamics was that the harpsichord, the main instrument of the time period, could only be played loud or soft, and not in between. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In the romantic period, composers expanded the range in dynamic changes in their pieces. For example, Mozart used 6 levels of dynamics in his pieces (pp to ff) and Beethoven used ppp to fff.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Other Works by Rachmaninoff**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Orchestra ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Scherzo in D minor] [|orchestra] 1887 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Manfred //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1891, lost <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Suite in D minor] 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Youth Symphony//], unfinished 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Prince Rostislav//] 1891 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-The Rock] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Two //Don Juan// Episodes 1894, lost //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Caprice Bohémien] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1894 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Symphony No. 1] 1896 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Symphony No. 2] 1908 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Isle of the Dead] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1909 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Symphony No. 3] 1936 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Symphonic Dances] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1940 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-String Quartet No. 1 1890 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">//-Lied// 1890 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Mélodie on a Theme of Rachmaninoff 1890 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Trio élégiaque//] [| No. 1] 1892 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Two Pieces (Prelude, //Danse orientale//) 1892 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Two Pieces (Romance, //Danse hongroise//) 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Trio élégiaque//] [| No. 2] 1893, revised 1906 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-String Quartet No. 2 1896 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Cello Sonata] 1901 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- [|Piano Concerto No. 1] 1891, revised 1917 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Piano Concerto No. 2] 1901 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Piano Concerto No. 3] 1909 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Piano Concerto No. 4] 1926, revised 1941 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini] 1934 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Étude in F-sharp major] 1886 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Lento in D minor] 1887 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Four Pieces] 1887 //Romance//, //Prelude//, //Mélodie//, //Gavotte// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Three Nocturnes] 1888 //Andante cantabile//, //Andante maestoso//-//Allegro assai//, //Andante// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- [|Piece (Canon) in D minor] 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Prelude in F major] 1891 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Morceaux de fantaisie] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1892 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 1, Élégie in E-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, [|Prélude in C sharp minor] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, Mélodie in E major (later revised) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, //Polichinelle// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, Serenade //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Morceaux de salon] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1894 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 1, Nocturne in A minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, Valse in A major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, Barcarolle in G minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, Mélodie in E minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, Humoresque in G major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, Romance in F minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 7, Mazurka in D-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Four Improvisations] (with [|Arensky], [|Glazunov] , [|Taneyev] ) 1896 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Six moments musicaux] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1896 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 1 //Andantino// in B-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2 //Allegretto// in E-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3 //Andante cantabile// in B minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4 //Presto// in E minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5 //Adagio sostenuto// in D-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6 //Maestoso// in C major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Morceau de Fantaisie//] [| in G minor] 1899 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Fughetta in F major] 1899 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Variations on a Theme of Chopin] 1903 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Ten Preludes] 1903 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Prelude in G minor] (Op. 23, No. 5) embodies his Russian spirit <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, in B-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, in D minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, in D major <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|No. 5, in G minor] || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, in E-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 7, in C minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 8, in A-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 9, in E-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 10, in G-flat major || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Piano Sonata No. 1] 1908 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Thirteen Preludes] 1910 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, in B-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, in E major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, in E minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, in G major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, in F minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 7, in F major || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 8, in A minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 9, in A major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 10, in B minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 11, in B major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 12, in G-sharp minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 13, in D-flat major || //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Études-Tableaux] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1911 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, in C major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, in C minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, in D minor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, in E-flat minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, in E-flat major <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 7, in G minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 8, in C-sharp minor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Piano Sonata No. 2] 1913, revised 1931 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Études-Tableaux] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1916 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, in A minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, in F-sharp minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, in B minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, in E-flat minor || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, in A minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 7, in C minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 8, in D minor <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 9, in D major || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Three Pieces] (Prelude in D minor, //Oriental Sketch//, //Fragments//) 1917 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Variations on a Theme of Corelli] 1931 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Two Pieces (Valse, Romance) 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Russian Rhapsody//] 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Suite No. 1] (or //Fantaisie-Tableaux//) 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Romance in G major 1894 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Six Morceaux //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1894 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 1, Barcarolle <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 2, Scherzo <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 3, //Thème Russe// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 4, Valse <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 5, Romance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">No. 6, //Slava// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Suite No. 2] 1901 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Polka Italienne //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1906 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Esmeralda //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1888 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Aleko] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1892 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-The Miserly Knight] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1904 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Francesca da Rimini] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1905 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Salammbô] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">, projected 1906 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Monna Vanna] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">, unfinished 1908 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Deus Meus //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1890 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-O Mother of God Perpetually Praying //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1893 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Chorus of Spirits //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1894 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Song of the Nightingale //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1894 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Panteley the Healer //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1899 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|//-Spring//] [| Cantata] 1902 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> [|-Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom] 1910 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-The Bells] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1913 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-All-Night Vigil] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1915 //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">[|-Three Russian Songs] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1927 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Again you are Bestirred, my Heart 1890 or 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-At the Gates of the Holy Cloister 1890 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Two //Boris// monologues 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-C'etait en Avril 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Dusk was Falling 1891 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Song of the Disenchanted 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Do you Remember the Evening? 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-The Flower Died 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Six Songs 1893 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"Water Lily", "My Child, Your Beauty is That of a Flower", "Thoughts, Reflections", "I Fell in Love, To My Sorrow", "A Dream", "Prayer" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Twelve Songs 1896 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"I Await You", "Small Island", "How Fleeting is Delight in Love", "I was with Her", "Summer Nights", "You are so Beloved by All", "Do Not Believe me, Friend", "Oh, do not Grieve", "She is as Beautiful as Midday", "In my Soul", "Spring Torrents", "It is Time!" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Were you Hiccupping? 1899 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Night 1900 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Twelve Songs 1902 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"Fate", "By a Fresh Grave", "Twilight", "They Replied", "Lilacs", "Fragment from 'de Musset'", "How Peaceful", "On the Death of a Linnet", "Melody", "Before the Icon", "I am not a Prophet", "How Pained I am" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Fifteen Songs 1906 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"There are Many Sounds", "All was Taken from Me", "We shall Rest", "Two Farewells", "Let us Leave, my Sweet", "Christ is Risen", "To the Children", "Beg for Mercy", "I am Again Alone", "At my Window", "The Fountain", Night is Sorrowful", "Yesterday we Met", "The Ring", "All Passes" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Letter to Stanislavsky 1908 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Fourteen Songs 1912 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"The Muse", "In the Soul of Each of Us", "The Storm", "The Migrant Wind", "Arion", "The Raising of Lazarus", "It Cannot Be", "Music", "You Knew Him", "I Remember that Day", "The Herald", "What Happiness", "Dissonance", [|"Vocalise"] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-From the Gospel of St. John 1915 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Prayer 1916 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-All Things Wish to Sing 1916 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Six Songs 1916 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"At Night in my Garden", "To Her", "Daisies", "The Pied Piper", "Sleep", "A-oo!"
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