4 e Vocalise No. 14 from 14 Songs, Op. 34 tomake unauthorised copies of his ‘copyright Serge Rachmaninoff Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel mint , tentamente!=Vs0) > yy FE a Pas = fe ae —== 8 se i Buk 22 bem 2 ESS Sa Sof poco pid animato 2 v a2 1 = P —— of Serge Rachmaninoff was celebrated as one ofthe leading concert pianists of his time and as conductor, as wel as for his many compositions. He was born in Russia, Dut forthe last 25 years of his life he was based in the USA. Before his departure from his native country, he wrote several sets of songs for voice and piano to Russian words. But the last of his 14 Songs, Op. 34, published in 1812, is Vocalise, or song without words. Rachmaninoff later arranged it for soprano and orchestra and for orchestra alone; and many other arrangers, attracted by its long, winding. modal melody over subtly shifting harmonies, have made versions for different solo instruments, including the violin. (©2015 Scho Musi, Mainz Reproduced by permission. lights reserved. 839426 atempo ea poco pit mosso 2 _ latempol a oe f—= =—— dim —= —— dim. perdendo Ab 3942