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Can someone who speaks Russain(?) please translate the footnotes at the bottom of the full score of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture?

Thank you, in advance.

1) In the autograph and edition by Jurgenson there is a note: "The bells should be big; their intonation neutral; they should be struck so as to simulate festive ringing."
2) In the autograph "Bombardon" and a note which is also in Jurgenson's edition: "An instrument used in theaters for the representation of cannon fire."
3) In the autograph and edition by Jurgenson there is a note: "If the makeup of the orchestra allows, it is desirable that this passage be performed by 8 cellos and 4 violas, 2 on each part."

Hope that helps.

This would be a good thing to put in the misc. notes section of the imslp page for this piece, or somewhere there. I'm sure other people would also be interested.