Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 (Russian: Песни наших дней), is a rarely performed cantata for mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1937, during the height of Stalin's regime. With rousing marches and text extolling (somewhat unrealistically) Russian virtues and Stalin's magnanimity, the work is composed in a much more approachable style than one would expect in Prokofiev's music during this period.
Date of composition | 1937 |
Type | Cantata |
Catalogue | Op. 76 |
Spoken language | Russian |
Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) Voice (Baritone) Orchestra |
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