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Towards the end of 1862 Tchaikovsky is known to have composed a piano piece on the theme of the Russian | Towards the end of 1862, Tchaikovsky is known to have composed a piano piece on the theme of the Russian folk song '''''By the River, By the Bridge''''' (Возле речки, возле моста). | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
This | This piece was written during Tchaikovsky's first months at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory for his friend [[Herman Laroche]], who provides all the known information about the work: "Around this time [autumn 1862], at one of the musical society concerts, we became acquainted with a choral fantasia by Konstantin Lyadov, on the theme 'By the river, by the bridge'. Inspired by this, Pyotr Ilyich wrote and dedicated to me a piano piece on the same theme, all contained on a single page" <ref name="note1"/>. | ||
No manuscript score has yet come to light, and the piece was never published. | No manuscript score has yet come to light, and the piece was never published. | ||
==Related Works== | ==Related Works== | ||
In 1877 the folk | In 1877, the folk song 'By the river, by the bridge' was later harmonized by Tchaikovsky as No. 11 in Set 2 of [[Mariya Mamontova]]'s collection of ''[[Children's Songs on Russian and Ukrainian Tunes (Mamontova)|Children's Songs on Russian and Ukrainian Tunes]]''. | ||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 9 January 2023
Towards the end of 1862, Tchaikovsky is known to have composed a piano piece on the theme of the Russian folk song By the River, By the Bridge (Возле речки, возле моста).
Composition
This piece was written during Tchaikovsky's first months at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory for his friend Herman Laroche, who provides all the known information about the work: "Around this time [autumn 1862], at one of the musical society concerts, we became acquainted with a choral fantasia by Konstantin Lyadov, on the theme 'By the river, by the bridge'. Inspired by this, Pyotr Ilyich wrote and dedicated to me a piano piece on the same theme, all contained on a single page" [1].
No manuscript score has yet come to light, and the piece was never published.
Related Works
In 1877, the folk song 'By the river, by the bridge' was later harmonized by Tchaikovsky as No. 11 in Set 2 of Mariya Mamontova's collection of Children's Songs on Russian and Ukrainian Tunes.
