Imitation Russian Song

Tchaikovsky Research

Nothing is known about these musical sketches (TH 222) [1] which appear in Tchaikovsky's Notebook for 1884–85 [2], under the heading Imitation Russian song (Подделка под р[усскую] песнь). The themes — in C major (4 bars), in G major (5 bars) and D major (4 bars) — cannot be identified with any known Russian folksongs, although they share many characteristics of the genre [3].

Notes and References

  1. ↑ As "Imitations of Russian Song" in TH. The C major theme (only) is described with Tchaikovsky's Notebook No. 16 in ČW, p. 957.
  2. ↑ Klin House-Museum Archive (a2, No. 16).
  3. ↑ Published in Boleslav Rabinovich, П. И. Чайковский и народная песня. Избранные отрывки из писем и статей (1963), p. 141.
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