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</table>Tonyhttps://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/index.php?title=Fifty_Russian_Folksongs&diff=58462&oldid=prevTony: /* Publication */2023-01-13T20:05:19Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Publication</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The story of how the arrangements came to be made is revealed in a letter from Tchaikovsky to [[Mily Balakirev]] of 30 December 1868/11 January 1869: "[[Jurgenson]] asked me to make a four hand arrangement of 50 Russian songs, 25 of which I have already done; they are drawn from Villebois' collection. It goes without saying that I discarded Villebois' harmonisations and did them myself, and furthermore, I decided here and there to rewrite the melodies to make them more in keeping with the character of folksongs. Next I want to take 25 songs from your collection, provided this in no way displeases you. I would like to know: 1) Whether you want me to use your harmonisations and merely arrange them for four hands? <ref name="note1"/>; 2) or whether, on the contrary, you do not wish this at all?; 3) or whether in either case you would not be happy with me and would generally prefer me not to use your songs? In short, I will do nothing until I hear from you" <ref name="note2"/>. In his letter of reply, [[Balakirev]] granted Tchaikovsky permission to use his collection: "With regard to my songs, which you want to arrange for 4 hands, do whatever you think will be best" <ref name="note3"/>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The story of how the arrangements came to be made is revealed in a letter from Tchaikovsky to [[Mily Balakirev]] of 30 December 1868/11 January 1869: "[[Jurgenson]] asked me to make a four hand arrangement of 50 Russian songs, 25 of which I have already done; they are drawn from Villebois' collection. It goes without saying that I discarded Villebois' harmonisations and did them myself, and furthermore, I decided here and there to rewrite the melodies to make them more in keeping with the character of folksongs. Next I want to take 25 songs from your collection, provided this in no way displeases you. I would like to know: 1) Whether you want me to use your harmonisations and merely arrange them for four hands? <ref name="note1"/>; 2) or whether, on the contrary, you do not wish this at all?; 3) or whether in either case you would not be happy with me and would generally prefer me not to use your songs? In short, I will do nothing until I hear from you" <ref name="note2"/>. In his letter of reply, [[Balakirev]] granted Tchaikovsky permission to use his collection: "With regard to my songs, which you want to arrange for 4 hands, do whatever you think will be best" <ref name="note3"/>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Work on the first book of songs was finished in mid/late December 1868 <ref name="note4"/>. These included 23 songs from the collection of Konstantin Villebois. Besides these, the song'' A Duckling was Swimming on the Sea'' (No. 23) was given to Tchaikovsky by [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] in 1866 <ref name="note5"/>, and the song''I Wear My Hair in a Plait'' (No. 24) was noted down by Tchaikovsky in September 1867 <ref name="note6"/>. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Work on the first book of songs was finished in mid/late December 1868 <ref name="note4"/>. These included 23 songs from the collection of Konstantin Villebois. Besides these, the song'' A Duckling was Swimming on the Sea'' (No. 23) was given to Tchaikovsky by [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] in 1866 <ref name="note5"/>, and the song ''I Wear My Hair in a Plait'' (No. 24) was noted down by Tchaikovsky in September 1867 <ref name="note6"/>. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On 13/25 March 1869 in a letter to [[Mily Balakirev]], Tchaikovsky expressed his intention to start work<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </del>on the second book of the collection of songs <ref name="note7"/>. This was done, it seems, in August and September 1869, after the opera ''[[Undina]]'' was finished <ref name="note8"/>. As well as 24 songs from [[Balakirev]]'s collection, book two also included the song ''Vanya was Sitting'', noted down by the composer in the summer of 1869 at [[Kamenka]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On 13/25 March 1869<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>in a letter to [[Mily Balakirev]], Tchaikovsky expressed his intention to start work on the second book of the collection of songs <ref name="note7"/>. This was done, it seems, in August and September 1869, after the opera ''[[Undina]]'' was finished <ref name="note8"/>. As well as 24 songs from [[Balakirev]]'s collection, book two also included the song ''Vanya was Sitting'', noted down by the composer in the summer of 1869 at [[Kamenka]].</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Tchaikovsky's arrangements of '''''Fifty Russian Folksongs''''' (Пятьдесят русских народных песен) for piano duet ([[TH]] 176 ; [[ČW]] 351–400) were made in December 1868 (Nos. 1–25) and August–September 1869 (Nos. 26–50).<br />
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==Instrumentation==<br />
Scored for piano duet (4 hands).<br />
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==Movements and Duration==<br />
The fifty songs are mostly very short, and last around 30 to 35 minutes in a complete performance:<br />
# 'The Young Maiden Walked So Far' (Исходила младенька)<br />
# 'Oh, My Poor Head!' (Голова ль ты моя, головушка)<br />
# 'Please, Try to Remember, My Darling' (Вспомни, вспомни, моя любезная)<br />
# 'The Eel Coiling in the Water' (Вьюн на воде извивается)<br />
# 'Do Not Flood, My Gentle Danube' (Не разливайся, мой тихой Дунай)<br />
# 'Keep on Spinning, My Spinner' (Пряди, моя пряха)<br />
# 'The Tower is Not Yet Built' (Не тесам терен)<br />
# 'The Pine-Tree Swings By the Gate' (У ворот сосна раскачалася)<br />
# 'All Flowers Fade' (Поблекнут все цветики)<br />
# 'Floating and Rising' (Плывет, восплывает)<br />
# 'My Green Vineyard' (Зеленое мое, ты виноградье)<br />
# 'Be Calmed, Stormy Winds' (Не бушуйте, ветры буйные)<br />
# 'At the Crack of Dawn' (Как на зорке, на заре)<br />
# 'It Isn't Drink That's Muddling My Head' (Не хмель мою головушку клонит)<br />
# 'Rise Up, Rise Up, O Sun' (Взойди, взойди, солнце)<br />
# 'Do Not Sing, O Nightingale' (Не пой, не пой, соловушко)<br />
# 'Master Andrey Made Merry' (Гулял Андрей господин)<br />
# 'The Duckling in the Meadow' (Ах, утушка луговая)<br />
# 'Young Maiden at the Feast' (Я вечор млада во пиру была)<br />
# 'I Shall Come to Your Town' (Пойду, подступлю под ваш город)<br />
# 'It's Not the Sound Resounding' (Не шум шумит)<br />
# 'Coming Down the Mountain' (Как со горки, со горы)<br />
# 'A Little Duckling was Swimming on the Sea' (На море утушка купалася)<br />
# 'I Wear My Hair in a Plait' (Коса ль моя косынька)<br />
# 'Beyond My Yard is a Green Meadow' (За двором лужок, зеленешенек)<br />
# 'We Worked the Land' (А мы землю наняли)<br />
# 'Upon the Sea So Blue' (Как по морю, как по синему)<br />
# 'On the Green Meadow' (А как по лугу зеленому)<br />
# 'Our Wine Cellar' (Винный наш колодезь)<br />
# 'I'm Coming to the Capital' (Пойду, пойду, во Царь-город)<br />
# 'Thank You, But No Thank You, Father Superior' (Не спасибо те, игумну тебе)<br />
# 'Little Ivan Wears a Big Hat' (На Иванушке чапан)<br />
# 'In the Meadows' (Во лузях)<br />
# 'Merry Katya' (Катенька веселая)<br />
# 'O My Heart, My Heavy Heart' (Эко сердце, эко бедное мое)<br />
# 'Oh, My Duckling in the Meadow' (Ой, утушка моя луговая)<br />
# 'The Young Maiden' (Молодка-молоденькая)<br />
# 'Play My Bagpipes' (Заиграй, моя волынка)<br />
# 'O, My Fields' (Уж ты, поле моё поле)<br />
# 'Stop My Merry Dance' (Стой, мой милый хоровод)<br />
# 'The Grey Cockerel' (Уж ты, сизенький петух)<br />
# 'Under the Green Apple Tree' (Под яблонью зеленою)<br />
# 'O, My Unspoiled Field' (Уж ты, поле мое, поле чистой)<br />
# 'Like a Princess in the Town' (Как во городе царевна)<br />
# 'Cranberries and Raspberries' (Калинушка с малинушкой)<br />
# 'In the Meadows' (Как по лугу, по лужечку)<br />
# 'Vanya was Sitting' (Сидел Ваня)<br />
# 'By the Gates' (У ворот, ворот)<br />
# 'Song of the Volga Boatmen' (Эй, ухнем: Бурлацкая)<br />
# 'There Was No Wind' (Не было ветру)<br />
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==Composition==<br />
The story of how the arrangements came to be made is revealed in a letter from Tchaikovsky to [[Mily Balakirev]] of 30 December 1868/11 January 1869: "[[Jurgenson]] asked me to make a four hand arrangement of 50 Russian songs, 25 of which I have already done; they are drawn from Villebois' collection. It goes without saying that I discarded Villebois' harmonisations and did them myself, and furthermore, I decided here and there to rewrite the melodies to make them more in keeping with the character of folksongs. Next I want to take 25 songs from your collection, provided this in no way displeases you. I would like to know: 1) Whether you want me to use your harmonisations and merely arrange them for four hands? <ref name="note1"/>; 2) or whether, on the contrary, you do not wish this at all?; 3) or whether in either case you would not be happy with me and would generally prefer me not to use your songs? In short, I will do nothing until I hear from you" <ref name="note2"/>. In his letter of reply, [[Balakirev]] granted Tchaikovsky permission to use his collection: "With regard to my songs, which you want to arrange for 4 hands, do whatever you think will be best" <ref name="note3"/>.<br />
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Work on the first book of songs was finished in mid/late December 1868 <ref name="note4"/>. These included 23 songs from the collection of Konstantin Villebois. Besides these, the song'' A Duckling was Swimming on the Sea'' (No. 23) was given to Tchaikovsky by [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] in 1866 <ref name="note5"/>, and the song''I Wear My Hair in a Plait'' (No. 24) was noted down by Tchaikovsky in September 1867 <ref name="note6"/>. <br />
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On 13/25 March 1869 in a letter to [[Mily Balakirev]], Tchaikovsky expressed his intention to start work. on the second book of the collection of songs <ref name="note7"/>. This was done, it seems, in August and September 1869, after the opera ''[[Undina]]'' was finished <ref name="note8"/>. As well as 24 songs from [[Balakirev]]'s collection, book two also included the song ''Vanya was Sitting'', noted down by the composer in the summer of 1869 at [[Kamenka]].<br />
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==Publication==<br />
Both books from the collection were published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]: Book 1 (Nos. 1–25) was printed in December 1868, and apparently issued in January or February 1869. Book 2 (Nos. 26–50) was published in November 1869 <ref name="note9"/>.<br />
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In 1949 the folksongs were included in volume 61 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Sofya Ziv.<br />
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==Autographs==<br />
Tchaikovsky's manuscript scores of both sets are now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]] ({{TOW2|50-russkih-narodnyh-pesen-dlya-fortepiano-v-4-ruki|ф. 88, No. 149}}).<br />
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==Recordings==<br />
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==Related Works==<br />
Many of the folksongs were used by Tchaikovsky in other works:<br />
* No. 1. 'The Young Maiden Walked So Far' — in ''[[The Storm]]'' overture (1864), the [[Overture in C minor]] (1865-66), and the opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' (1867-68).<br />
* No. 2. 'Oh, My Poor Head!' — in the piano piece ''Russian Song'' (No. 12) from the ''[[Children's Album]] (1878).<br />
* No. 6. 'Keep On Spinning, My Spinner' — in the second movement of [[Symphony No. 2]] (1872).<br />
* No. 10. 'Floating and Rising' — in the dances (Act IV, No. 15) from the opera ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 11. 'My Green Vineyard' — in the Russian Dance (Act III, No. 16) from the opera ''[[Vakula the Smith]]'' (1874) and in the Russian Dance (Act III, No. 22a) from ''[[Cherevichki]]'' (1885).<br />
* No. 14. 'It Isn't Drink That's Muddling My Head' — in the Chorus of Blind Gusli Players (Act II, No. 9) from ''[[The Snow Maiden]]'' (1873).<br />
* No. 15. 'Rise Up, Rise Up, O Sun' was also used as No. 44 in [[Vasily Prokunin]]'s collection of [[65 Russian Folksongs (Prokunin)|65 Russian Folksongs]], edited by Tchaikovsky (1872-83).<br />
* No. 17. 'Master Andrey Made Merry' — in the dances (Act IV, No. 15) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 18. 'Where Have You Been?' — in Brusila's Song (Act III, No. 15) from ''[[The Snow Maiden]]'' (1873).<br />
* No. 21. 'Tis Not the Sound Resounding' — in the second version of Lel's Third Song (Act III, No. 14b) from ''[[The Snow Maiden]]'' (1873), and also in Kuma's Arioso (Act I, No. 6) from the opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'' (1885-87).<br />
* No. 23. 'A Little Duckling Was Swimming on the Sea' — in Act I (No. 1) from the opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' (1867-68), and in Act I (No. 2) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 24. 'I Wear My Hair in a Plait' — in Act II (No. 5) from the opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' (1867-68), and in Natalya's Song (Act I, No. 2) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 25. 'Beyond My Yard is a Green Meadow' — in Act II (No. 9) of the opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' (1867-68), and in Act I (No. 6) of ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 26. 'We Worked the Land' — in the chorus 'We sowed the seed' (А мы просу сеяли) from Tsar Berendey's chorus (Act IV, No. 18) in ''[[The Snow Maiden]]'' (1873) <ref name="note11"/>.<br />
* No. 28. 'On the Green Meadow' — as the introduction to the fourth movement of the [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] (1880).<br />
* No. 29. 'Our Wine-Cellar' — in the dances (Act IV, No. 15) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 30. 'I'm Coming to the Capital' — a variant of this tune may have been used as the second subject of the finale of the [[Piano Concerto No. 1]] (1874-75) <ref name="note10"/><br />
* No. 32. 'Little Ivan Had a Big Hat' — in the dances (Act IV, No. 15) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 34. 'Merry Katya' — in the dances (Act IV, No. 15) from ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870-72).<br />
* No. 36. 'Oh, My Duckling in the Meadow' — in Tsar Berendey's March (Act IV, No. 18) from ''[[The Snow Maiden]]'' (1873). <br />
* No. 42. 'Under the Green Apple-Tree' — as the main theme of the fourth movement of the [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] (1880).<br />
* No. 47. 'Vanya Was Sitting' — in the second movement (Andante cantabile) of the [[String Quartet No. 1]] (1871).<br />
* No. 48. 'By the Gates' — in the festival overture ''[[The Year 1812]]'' (1880).<br />
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==Notes and References==<br />
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<ref name="note1">"In this case, the title-page would certainly stipulate that I had adopted your harmonizations" — ''Tchaikovsky's note''.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 126]] to [[Mily Balakirev]], 30 December 1868/11 January 1869.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note3">Letter from [[Mily Balakirev]] to Tchaikovsky, 15/27 January 1869 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note4">See [[Letter 124]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], mid/late December 1869.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note5">See [[Letter 493]] to [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], 7/19 September 1876.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note6">See [[Letter 104]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 28 September/10 October 1867.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note7">See [[Letter 134]] to [[Mily Balakirev]], 13/25 March 1869.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note8">See [[Letter 150]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 25 September/7 October 1869, and [[Letter 151]] to [[Mily Balakirev]], 12/24 October 1869.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note9">See [[Letter 159]] to [[Mily Balakirev]], 17/29 November 1869.</ref> <br />
<ref name="note10">See {{bib|1994/111}} (1994), p. 133-134. We are grateful to Mr Hans de Korver for bringing this to our attention.</ref><br />
<ref name="note11">We are most grateful to Mr Simone Mantelli for bringing this to our attention.</ref><br />
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