▁his ▁follow ers ▁once ▁again ▁into ▁battle . ▁ ▁The ▁slow ▁introduction ▁ev okes ▁the ▁River ▁Vol ga , ▁qu oting ▁" The ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁Vol ga ▁Bo at men ," ▁with ▁the ▁song ' s ▁solemn ity ▁color ing ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁B ▁minor ▁introduction ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁outer ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁Al leg ro ▁con ▁b rio ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁musical ▁key . ▁These ▁outer ▁sections ▁dep ict ▁Raz in ' s ▁ra ids ▁on ▁villages ▁along ▁the ▁river . ▁A ▁gent ler ▁central ▁section ▁( Al leg ro ▁moder ato ) ▁features ▁a ▁contrast ing ▁clar inet ▁mel ody ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁a ▁sem it one ▁lower ▁and ▁was ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Pers ian ▁origin ; ▁this ▁theme , ▁sens ual ▁and ▁und ulating ▁in ▁Russian ▁orient al ist ▁fashion , ▁port ray s ▁the ▁prin cess . ▁The ▁two ▁them es , ▁sing ly ▁and ▁in ▁conj unction , ▁provide ▁the ▁subst ance ▁for ▁the ▁central ▁development ▁section , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁graph ic ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁prin cess ' s ▁death . ▁" The ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁Vol ga ▁Bo at men " ▁is ▁repr ised ▁in ▁the ▁br ass ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁a ▁r ous ing ▁conclusion . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁concert , ▁arranged ▁at ▁Mit ro fan ▁B ely ay ev ' s ▁exp ense , ▁conducted