Poet: Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)
Source: The Poet’s Echo
Date of Composition: 1965 (Aug. 23)
Publication: Faber Music Ltd., 1967*
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderately Difficult
Subject: Pushkin’s dislike of Count Vorontsov, his chief in Odessa.
Range: E4 – G5
Tessitura: C5 – Eb5
Tempo: Presto; 2/2
Duration: 00:23
Vocal Characteristics: Rhythmically diverse tonal motive; wordy, fast melody;
Piano Difficulty Level: Difficult
Accompaniment Characteristics: Trills followed by sixteenth not scale passages; tremolo phrase
Additional Comments: *Translations in the Faber score by Pears; Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1123