Russian Romance
Russian romance (Russian: рома́нс románs) is a type of sentimental art song with hints of Romani influence that was developed in Imperial Russia by such composers as Nikolai Titov (1800-1875), Alexander Alyabyev (1787–1851), Alexander Varlamov (1801–48), and Alexander Gurilyov (1803–58).
By the early 20th century, several types of the Russian romance had emerged. An elite type of the Italianate o…