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On "Chyorny voron" - (2024)
Chyorny voron -- Черный ворон in the Cyrillicand from the early 1800s -- is said to be a 'Cossack' song, "Now I feel death come," sings to a hovering bird asking that news of this soldier's death be carried home to family, "oh black raven, I am yours, to you I fall."
2 pages, circa 2' 45" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this score and parts.
