Melodija; Мелодия (Melody)
| Song Title | Melodija; Мелодия (Search) |
| Title in English | Melody (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | S. I︠A︡. (Semen I︠A︡kovlevich) Nadson (Надсон; Семён Яковлевич) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alarming; Appreciation of Nature; Balms; Beauty; Being; Blossoming; Blue; Calming; Canopies; Comforting; Connection to Nature; Consciousness; Creating; Creation; Death; Desiring; Dignity; Disturbing; Dreaming; Dreams; Dying; Earth; Ease; Easing; Eternity; Floating; Fragrant; Future; Gardens; Imagining; Indecision; Inspiration; Lilacs; Lindens; Love; Loving; Lulling; Murmuring; Mysterious; Nature; Overgrown; Painless; Peace; Peaceful; Praying; Regrets; Relief; Relieving; Rest in death; Reverence for Nature; Serene; Serenity; Silence; Sky; Slumbering; Soothing; Souls; Springs; Stillness; Streams; Swaying; Tears; Tranquil; Understanding; Waves; Weeping; Wings; Wishing; Wonder |
| First Line | Ja-b umeret' khotel na kryl'jakh upojen'ja; Я б умереть хотел на крыльях упоенья (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1902 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=84844 |
| Larger Work | Двенадцать романсов; Twelve Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | AABA (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Romanticism (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/a/a3/IMSLP07297-Rachmaninov_-_Op._21,_No._9.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1av6iu7QIxp1cxWnXktY84?si=R9duZ1Y5S5qFRm7AqGIZXQ |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 21 no. 9 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | Bb3 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Bb Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Natália Nikoláyevna Lánting; Наталья Николаевна Лантинг (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Rachmaninoff's complete songs: A companion with texts and translations. (2014). Choice Reviews Online, 52(02), 52-0595. (Search) |
| Contributor | SHK/MRH (Search) |