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Mezza notte
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Romance with piano accompaniment (?1860–61).
| Catalogue References | TH 91 ; ČW 209 (as "Mezza notte / Midnight") |
|---|---|
| Date | (?) 1860–61 |
| Text | Composer, after an anonymous Italian verse |
| Language | Italian |
| Key | G major |
| Tempo/Section Listing | Leggerio (G major, 54 bars) |
| Instrumentation | Soprano or Tenor voice with piano |
| Autograph Location | Lost |
| First Publication | Saint Petersburg: Iurii Leibrock, 1860s |
| Average Duration | 2 minutes |
| External Links | IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library
 (downloadable score)The Lied and Art Song Texts Page (text and
translations) |
History
The romance was probably composed around the time of Tchaikovsky’s visit to Italy with the singing teacher Luigi Piccioli.
The romance appeared in print for the first time in an undated edition by Iurii Leibrok in Saint Petersburg. This edition was first discovered in 1926 in the archives of the firm Petr Jurgenson in Moscow. The provenance of the verses has not been established.
In 1940 the romance was printed in the composer's collected works [1] from the score published in the magazine Musée musicale by Iurii Leibrock.
From:
Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 431
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston