Composer

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Sergey Rachmaninov

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Vocal Music

Compose Date

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1906

Average_duration

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1:54

"All things pass by, Op. 26/15" is a song composed by Sergey Rachmaninov in 1906. It was premiered in Moscow in the same year. The song is part of a collection of 15 songs, Op. 26, which Rachmaninov composed between 1906 and 1907. The song is written for a solo voice and piano accompaniment. It is a slow and melancholic piece, with a simple and repetitive melody. The lyrics, written by the Russian poet Dmitry Merezhkovsky, speak of the passing of time and the transience of life. The song is divided into three sections, each with a different mood and tempo. The first section is marked "Andante," and begins with a simple piano introduction. The voice enters with the first line of the poem, "All things pass by, and we pass by with them." The melody is slow and mournful, with long, sustained notes in the voice. The piano accompaniment is sparse, with simple chords and occasional arpeggios. The second section is marked "Poco più mosso," and is more agitated than the first. The voice sings, "We are like strangers in a foreign land," and the piano accompaniment becomes more complex, with faster arpeggios and a more active left hand. The melody is still simple and repetitive, but the tempo and dynamics increase. The third section is marked "Tempo I," and returns to the slow and mournful mood of the first section. The voice sings, "All things pass by, and we pass by with them," and the piano accompaniment becomes simpler again, with long, sustained chords. The melody is repeated several times, with slight variations in the piano accompaniment. Overall, "All things pass by, Op. 26/15" is a typical example of Rachmaninov's style of composing for voice and piano. It is a simple and melancholic piece, with a repetitive melody and sparse piano accompaniment. The lyrics speak of the passing of time and the transience of life, themes that were common in Russian literature and music at the time.

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