The Bells, Op. 35

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The Bells, Op. 35 is a choral symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff that sets Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells” (in Russian translation) to music, blending lush orchestration with evocative bell-like sonorities.

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The Bells, Op. 35 canonical 1

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instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
approximateDuration about 35 minutes ⓘ
associatedPoet Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ
associatedTranslator Konstantin Balmont ⓘ
basedOn The Bells ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 35 ⓘ
composer Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
compositionPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
compositionYear 1913 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
genre choral symphony ⓘ
symphonic work ⓘ
influencedBy symbolism in Russian poetry ⓘ
keyOfFirstMovement A minor ⓘ
languageOfText Russian ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ma non tanto ⓘ
II. Lento ⓘ
III. Presto ⓘ
IV. Lento lugubre ⓘ
movementTextSource The Bells, stanza about brazen bells ⓘ
The Bells, stanza about golden bells ⓘ
The Bells, stanza about iron bells ⓘ
The Bells, stanza about silver bells ⓘ
notableFeature continuous choral involvement ⓘ
extensive use of bell-like orchestral sonorities ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumberOfComposer 35 ⓘ
originalTextLanguage English ⓘ
partOfComposerOutput Rachmaninoff choral works ⓘ
premiereConductor Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
premiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
premiereLocation Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: St. Petersburg
premiereYear 1913 ⓘ
scoring baritone solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
tenor solo ⓘ
style Russian symphonic ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter alarm and terror ⓘ
birth ⓘ
death and mourning ⓘ
stages of human life ⓘ
youth and love ⓘ
textTranslator Konstantin Balmont ⓘ
workTitleInRussian Колокола ⓘ

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