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Three Russian Nocturnes

by Scott Wheeler (b. 1952)

1. When the city moon appears on the square
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
When the city moon appears on the square
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Text Authorship:

  • by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954), copyright ©

Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Osip Emil'evich Mandelstam (1891 - 1938), no title
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2. At Night
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Crescent moon, barely alive, stands on heaven
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Text Authorship:

  • by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954), copyright ©

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  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), "Ночью", written 1918
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3. Night
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Language: English 
Night. The city turned calm
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Text Authorship:

  • by Jody McAuliffe (b. 1954), copyright ©

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  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880 - 1921), no title, written 1906
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