Davno v ljubvi; Давно в любви (How few the joys; So long our love has known so little joy)
| Song Title | Davno v ljubvi; Давно в любви (Search) |
| Title in English | How few the joys; So long our love has known so little joy (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | A. A. Fet (Afanasiĭ Afanasʹevich; Фет, А.А. (Афанасий Афанасьевич)) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Affliction; Allowing; Anxiety; Attachment; Becoming; Begging; Bitter; Bitterness; Clinging; Commanding; Comprehending; Conflicts; Continuing; Crowds; Crying; Demanding; Departing; Discerning; Dispersing; Dreaming; Dreams; Dropping; Dying; Fathoming; Feeling; Freedom; Frustration; Hurting; Ignoring; Illness; Impatience; Independence; Joy; Knowing; Lack of Communication; Little; Losing; Love; Loving; Meager; Miserable; Past; Petals; Pleading; Regret; Regretting; Relationships; Roses; Scattering; Self; Severing; Sighing; Sighs; Strain; Stress; Sweet; Sweetness; Tears; Time; Torment; Turning; Turning away; Understanding; Unhappy; Unhappy Love; Urgency; Wanting; Weariness; Weeping; Yearning |
| First Line | Davno v ljubvi otrady malo; Давно в любви отрады мало (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1896 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Двенадцать романсов; Twelve Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/75/IMSLP07269-Rachmaninov_-_Op._14,_No._3.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/0vIqCsB2SnIWSwX2gUVyMw |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 14 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Low voice |
| Range: | G#3 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Zoya Pribytkova; Зоя Прибыткова (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Rachmaninoff's complete songs: A companion with texts and translations. (2014). Choice Reviews Online, 52(02), 52-0595. (Search) |
| Contributor | MRH , Morgan Horning (Search) |