Part of a 14-panel panorama etching of 17th-century buildings in St. Petersburg, Russia

Appendix F

“Chornyi tsvet” (romans)1

When Debo sang a popular romance of the period, “The Color Black,” at Col. Todd’s birthday dinner party on 22 January 1844, “she surprised MƢ Law by her correct pronunciation” (entry of January 1844, NYPL: AWPD, Part I).

Page 1

Page one of the sheet music for "Chornyi Tsvet" (Love Song); lyrics in Russia script

Page 2

Page two of the sheet music for "Chornyi Tsvet" (Love Song); lyrics in Russia script

Note

1   “Chornyi tsvet” (Romans) [“The Color Black” (Love Song)], Liubimye russkie romansy i pesni dlia odnogo golosa [Favorite Russian Romances and Songs for Solo Voice]. St. Petersburg: M. Bernadaki, n.d.