Smerkalos′; Смеркалось (Twilight has Fallen; Twilight was falling)
| Song Title | Smerkalos′; Смеркалось (Search) |
| Title in English | Twilight has Fallen; Twilight was falling (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | Graf Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (Толсто́й, Алексе́й Константи́нович) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Lover; Appearing; Bands; Beloved; Bonds; Braids; Contemplating; Contemplation; Contrast: Day vs. Night; Contrast: Past vs. Present; Dark; Darkening; Day; Elusive; Evening; Eyes; Familiar; Fog; Gentle; Hair; Hot; Hours; Images; Lakes; Looking; Love; Lovers; Loving; Memories; Memory; Metaphor: Fog as Band; Night; Pale; Passages; Past; Peace; Present; Quiet; Remembering; Silence; Silent; Smiles; Soft; Sorrowful; Stillness; Stretching; Transitions; Twilight; Visions; Wafting; Yearning |
| First Line | Zharkij den 'blednel neulovimo; Жаркий день бледнел неуловимо (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1891 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=102579 |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/3/37/IMSLP07794-Rachmaninov_-_without_opus_5.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/6S6pY3n8lA7BezHrZAwsn0 |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | D4 - B5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Notes | Unpublished - first published posthumously in 1947 (Search) |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) |