Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

mighty five) was the name given to a group of composers who believed in the idea of Russian music and didn’t agree with the western European teaching and the composers were Mily Balakirev, Céser Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin and Nikolai Rimsky – Korsakov . The folkloreism of Balakirev and the Kuchka had been largely modled on the protyazhnaya but since he composed May Night in 1878- 79, he was attracted to a different category of folk songs called the “calendar songs” which was music intended

like they were truly having fun while playing and all of their spontaneity was very pleasurable and humorous. The second piece on the program, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet in G minor, Opus 57, was a definite contrast to the Rimsky-Korsakov piece in mood. Written in 1940, this work was very popular amongst Soviet musicians during Shostakovich’s

On Wednesday July, 8 I attended a concert at the Mimoda Studio located in Los Angeles the concert started at eight o’clock. On that day there was a group of four Instrumentalists performing a cello concert. The performances consisted of acts of big composers such as David popper the cellist also Alexander Konstantinovich ,it last about an hour. The show did not include programs so I will have to go off my notes some of the pieces that were played for David popper were Serade, Ballet scene, Gavotte

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born on June 17th, 1882 in Oranienbaum, Russia. He was one of four to his polish parents, Anna née Kholodovsky and Fyodor Stravinsky. Igor Stravinsky’s first exposer to music was from his father, who was a bass singer at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. His father helped him learn the love of music. His first musical education began at the age of nine with piano lessons, studying music theory, and attempting composition. By fifteen, he had mastered Mendelssohn’s

Russian culture in the nineteenth century was propagated virtually entirely through the poetry of a few writers such as Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Pushkin. This is to say that the works of a select group of wordsmiths represented the majority of the artistic output of the largest country in the world and earned them elevated status. Russian music at this point took place on the most miniscule of scopes, consisting mainly of folk melodies passed down equally through generations of nobility and peasantry

lessons at his home at the age of nine, study music theory and try composing music. His star singer father expected Igor to become a bureaucrat. He studied law school and philosophy in St. Petersburg University and attended music lessons with Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov as his mentor. After he finished a university

“The Rite of Spring” was certainly the most controversial piece of orchestral music. The piece, composed by Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky, included lots of uncommon musical elements. But was it really that uncommon? The world-changing ballet was so controversial when it debuted in 1913, because it completely contradicted the common rhythmic and harmonic languages of most of the music of the time. Stravinsky’s music, however, was based off early classical music and other compositions written before

This hall has 544 seats. The concert has two programs. The first program will feature Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major conducted by Matthew Spieker. The second program is "Dance of the Tumblers" from “The Snow Maiden” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and "Danzón No. 2" by Arturo Márquez. The conductor is Ace Edewards. He is a doctoral student. The two programs are instrumental music. The group of the instruments used in the performance is: group of violin, group of viola, group of violoncello

was raised in St. Petersburg by his father and mother. Family already with a muscial background, Stravinsky did not want to pursue the same career as his father and mother. While attending the University of St. Petersburg, Stravinsky met Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov who changed his mind from studying law to become a music composer. After the arrival of the first World War, Stravinsky along with his wife and children fled from Russia. Stravinsky then proceeded to travel the world with his music. Though

Prokofiev and his mother moved to St. Petersburg as he was accepted into the St. Petersburg Conservatory after successfully producing an entire portfolio of works. In the time he spent there, he worked with various famous composers, this included Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov – late in his life Prokofiev regretted not taking more advantage of the opportunity when working with him. In 1914, Prokofiev graduated with the highest grades and was praised by receiving a grand piano. When the Russian revolution began,