«Farewell of Slavianka» is a Russian patriotic march, written by the composer Vasily Agapkin in honour of Slavic women accompanying their husbands in the First Balkan War. The march was written and premiered in Tambov in late 1912. ==================================== [Instrumental] [Intro] [snare drum roll, brass fanfare] [Male choir] Ahhh! Ahhh-ahhh, ohhh-ohhh! Ohhh! [Tuba, bass drum and cymbals on downbeats] [Main theme] [trumpets and clarinets play primary melody] [snare drum plays constant eighth-note patterns with accents] [low brass plays staccato quarter-note bass line] [Male choir] Ahhh, ah, ah, ahh-ahh, ah Ahhh-ahhh, ohhh-ohhh! Ahhh-ahhh! [Brass section] [First Strain] [Male lead] The hour of our parting has come today, Your eyes full of sorrow meet mine, I breathe in your closeness before I go away, While thunder is rolling behind. [Male choir] The air starts to tremble all cold and blue, A shadow of anguish draws near, [Male lead] And Russia is calling her sons brave and true, [Male choir] The regiments marching I hear. [Second Strain] [dynamic shift to mezzo-forte] [trombones and baritones play counter-melody] [flutes and piccolos play high-pitched trills and runs] [Male choir] Farewell, native land, Remember us there, Farewell, tender gaze, Forgive - goodbye, forgive - goodbye... [Refrain, melismas] Farewell, native land, Remember us there, Farewell, tender gaze, Forgive - goodbye, forgive - goodbye... [Main theme] [A cappella] [Male choir] Ahhh -ahhhhh, -ahh -ahh -ahhh Ahhh -ahhhhh, -ahh -ahh -ahhh Ahhh -ahhhhh, -ahh -ahh -ahhh Ah, ah, -ahh -ahh -ahh -ahh [Main theme variations] [trumpets and clarinets play primary melody] [Trio Section] [modulation to Eb major] [softer dynamic, woodwind-led melody] [snare drum drops to a lighter touch] [Male lead] They fly, the years fly by, The trains fade away in the night, With soldiers. And in the dark heavens, A soldier's sta-a-ar shining bright. [Male choir refrain] With soldiers. And in the dark heavens, A soldier's sta-ar shining bright. [Instrumental break down] [Tuba, bass drum and cymbals on downbeats] [A cappella] [Male choir] Ahhh -ahhhhh, ahhh -ahhhhh, -ahh -ahh -ahhh [Instrumental march drop] [Grandioso] [heavy bass drum and cymbal crashes] [final staccato chord with cymbal crash] [No brass section] [Male choir] Farewell, native land, Remember us there, Farewell, tender gaze, Forgive - goodbye, forgive - goodbye... [full ensemble at fortissimo] [trumpets play soaring melodic line with counter-point from low brass] [Male choir and lead] Farewell, native land, Remember us there, Farewell, tender gaze, [Coda] Not all of us shall return again. [Instrumental march outro] [Male choir] Ahhh -ahhh -ahh -ahhh
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