Vokaliz; Вокализ (Vocalise)
| Song Title | Vokaliz; Вокализ (Search) |
| Title in English | Vocalise (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | None |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Coloratura; Melismas; Trilling; Vocalise |
| First Line | Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh (Search) |
| Average Duration | 6:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1915 (Search) |
| Larger Work | Четырнадцать романсов; Fourteen Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/61/IMSLP07420-Rachmaninov_-_Op._34,_No._14.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/3pbdwcPXhujCvPmk3JFPMM?si=oK6AfRbfT22jJMUATyXfzA |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 34 no. 14 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | C#4 - C#6 (Search) |
| Original Key | C# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Antonina Vasilievna Nezhdanova; Антонина Васильевна Нежданова (Search) |
| Premiered By | Antonina Vasilievna Nezhdanova; Антонина Васильевна Нежданова with Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky; Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Кусеви́цкий conducting (Search) |
| Notes | Opus 34 was already in print when Rachmaninoff composed this song - "Vocalise" was originally printed as a separate edition and later added to Opus 34 as song 14 (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Other instrumentation and voice | Violin/Orchestra; Wind Band; String Orchestra; Clarinet Choir; 6 Cellos; Flute/Clarinet/Violin/Cello; Clarinet/Piano; Violin/Piano; Viola/Piano; Cello/Piano; Double Bass/Piano; Voice/Organ; Saxophone/Organ; Clarinet/Organ; 2 Pianos; Piano 4 Hands; Piano (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) |