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The Russian folksong '''''It's Not the Wind that Bends the Branch''''' (То не ветер ветку клонит) was | The Russian folksong '''''It's Not the Wind that Bends the Branch''''' (То не ветер ветку клонит) was harmonised by Tchaikovsky in July 1893 ([[TH]] 194 ; [[ČW]] 403), at the request of the conductor [[Konstantin Koninsky]]. | ||
"It would be very good of you to agree harmonize this melody... I attempted it, but was truly lacking in 'divine inspiration'. I would have liked to have made such that the theme is repeated in the bass while the soprano line stands out on its own, but failed because I lack the talent and know-how, so is it possible for me to make this single request of you to help with my chorus?", [[Koninsky]] wrote to Tchaikovsky on 1/13 July 1893 <ref name="note1"/>. | "It would be very good of you to agree to harmonize this melody... I attempted it, but was truly lacking in 'divine inspiration'. I would have liked to have made such that the theme is repeated in the bass while the soprano line stands out on its own, but failed because I lack the talent and know-how, so is it possible for me to make this single request of you to help with my chorus?", [[Koninsky]] wrote to Tchaikovsky on 1/13 July 1893 <ref name="note1"/>. | ||
In his letter of reply from [[Grankino]] of 19/31 July 1893, Tchaikovsky advised [[Konstantin Koninsky]] to consult collections of Russian folksongs by [[Vasily Prokunin]] and [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], but on the second page of the letter he wrote out the required harmonization <ref name="note2"/>. | In his letter of reply from [[Grankino]] of 19/31 July 1893, Tchaikovsky advised [[Konstantin Koninsky]] to consult collections of Russian folksongs by [[Vasily Prokunin]] and [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], but on the second page of the letter he wrote out the required harmonization <ref name="note2"/>. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:54, 3 March 2023
The Russian folksong It's Not the Wind that Bends the Branch (То не ветер ветку клонит) was harmonised by Tchaikovsky in July 1893 (TH 194 ; ČW 403), at the request of the conductor Konstantin Koninsky.
"It would be very good of you to agree to harmonize this melody... I attempted it, but was truly lacking in 'divine inspiration'. I would have liked to have made such that the theme is repeated in the bass while the soprano line stands out on its own, but failed because I lack the talent and know-how, so is it possible for me to make this single request of you to help with my chorus?", Koninsky wrote to Tchaikovsky on 1/13 July 1893 [1].
In his letter of reply from Grankino of 19/31 July 1893, Tchaikovsky advised Konstantin Koninsky to consult collections of Russian folksongs by Vasily Prokunin and Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, but on the second page of the letter he wrote out the required harmonization [2].
A facsimile of the autograph sketch (F minor, 16 bars) was published in the Russian Musical Gazette (Русская музыкальая газета) in 1899 [3].
Recordings
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Notes and References
- ↑ Letter from Konstantin Koninsky to Tchaikovsky, 1/13 July 1893. In this letter Koninsky added a note: "I would really like you to correct my mistakes" — Klin House-Museum Archive.
- ↑ Letter 4957 to Konstantin Koninsky, 19 June/1 July 1893.
- ↑ Неизданный музыкальный отрывок Чайковского (1899). Tchaikovsky's sketch was also reprinted in facsimile in П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 117.
