V molchan'i nochi tajnoj; В молчаньи ночи тайной (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
| Song Title | V molchan'i nochi tajnoj; В молчаньи ночи тайной (Search) |
| Title in English | In the Silence of the Secret Night (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | A. A. Fet (Afanasiĭ Afanasʹevich; Фет, А.А. (Афанасий Афанасьевич)) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Awake; Banishing; Chatter; Confusion; Contrast: Ideal vs. Actual; Contrast: Innocence vs. Experience; Contrast: Joy vs. Grief; Contrast: Pleasure vs. Pain; Couples; Cruel Love; Darkness; Desires; Desiring; Distance; Distant; Emotions; Evening; Fickle Love; Fingers; First Love; Glances; Hair; Hurting; Intimacy; Intimate; Longing; Lost Love; Love; Lovers; Loving; Meetings; Memories; Memory; Missed Love; Mysterious; Name; Night; Pain; Painful; Painful Love; Parting; Past; Rapture; Reason; Recalling; Regret; Regrets; Regretting; Relationships; Remembering; Remembrance; Reverie; Sad; Sadness; Separation; Shy; Silence; Sly; Smiles; Sorrow; Summoning; Thoughts; Time; Trysts; Unkind; Unkindness; Whispering; Wishing |
| First Line | O, dolgo budu ja, v molchan'i nochi tajnoj; О, долго буду я, в молчаньи ночи тайной (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1890 - 1892 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=121723 |
| Larger Work | Шесть романсов; Six 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/6/6c/IMSLP06980-Rachmaninov_-_Op._4,_No._3.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/2DrGZpCaLjYzjgwb0XolZe?si=vOXYSiZKRpy2-hbsTArexg |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 4 no. 3 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Middle voice |
| Range: | B3 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Vera Dmitriyevna Skalon; Вера Дмитриевна Скалон (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Rachmaninoff's complete songs: A companion with texts and translations. (2014). Choice Reviews Online, 52(02), 52-0595. (Search) |
| Contributor | ?/MRH (Search) |