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Prayer

Молитва

Russian text for the vocal quartet Mikhail Glinka (?1877).

Catalogue References	TH 341 (not in ČW)
Date	(?) 1877
Text	Anonymous
Language	Russian
Autograph Location	Moscow (Russia): Glinka State Central Museum of Musical Culture (ф. 88, No. 171)
First Publication	Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1878
Notes	Glinka's quartet Prayer was composed in 1828 for soprano, alto, tenor, bass voices and piano accompaniment.
External Links	IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library (downloadable score)

History

Probably commissioned by Petr Jurgenson, at around the same time as the translations of Glinka’s Italian Arias. Glinka's vocal quartet Prayer was originally sung without words. It is not certain whether the text was written by Tchaikovsky, or merely translated by him from another author.