the premiere of The Queen of Spades Tchaikovsky left the Marinsky Theatr
On the evening of the premiere of The Queen of Spades Tchaikovsky left the Marinsky Theatr
of Petersburg, convinced that his opera was a dismal failure. Suddenly he heard a group o
of Petersburg, convinced that his opera was a dismal failure. Suddenly he heard a group o
of Petersburg, convinced that his opera was a dismal failure. Suddenly he heard a group o
In 1907 Benois staged a production of Nikolai Cherepnin’s ballet Le Pavilion d’Armide
In 1907 Benois staged a production of Nikolai Cherepnin’s ballet Le Pavilion d’Armide
In 1907 Benois staged a production of Nikolai Cherepnin’s ballet Le Pavilion d’Armide
the score. It was offered to Glazunov, and then Cherepnin, who turned
the score. It was offered to Glazunov, and then Cherepnin, who turned
the score. It was offered to Glazunov, and then Cherepnin, who turned
it down, and then, in a state of utter desperation, Diaghilev resorted to the young, and
it down, and then, in a state of utter desperation, Diaghilev resorted to the young, and
it down, and then, in a state of utter desperation, Diaghilev resorted to the young, and
Benois called the ballet a ‘fairy tale for grown-ups’. Patched together from various folk
Benois called the ballet a ‘fairy tale for grown-ups’. Patched together from various folk
Benois called the ballet a ‘fairy tale for grown-ups’. Patched together from various folk
was littered with borrowings from folk music, especially the peasant wedding songs (devi
was littered with borrowings from folk music, especially the peasant wedding songs (devi
was littered with borrowings from folk music, especially the peasant wedding songs (devi
In the ballet the Tsarevich is lured into the garden of the monster Kashchey by the beauty
In the ballet the Tsarevich is lured into the garden of the monster Kashchey by the beauty
In the ballet the Tsarevich is lured into the garden of the monster Kashchey by the beauty
But the real innovation of The Firebird was Stravinsky’s use of folk music. Previous com
But the real innovation of The Firebird was Stravinsky’s use of folk music. Previous com
But the real innovation of The Firebird was Stravinsky’s use of folk music. Previous com
17. Gusli player. The gusli was an ancient type of Russian zither, usually five-stringed
17. Gusli player. The gusli was an ancient type of Russian zither, usually five-stringed
17. Gusli player. The gusli was an ancient type of Russian zither, usually five- stringed
was an ancient type of Russian zither, usually five-stringed, and widely used in folk mus
art form. Stravinsky was the first composer to assimilate folk music as an element of style
art form. Stravinsky was the first composer to assimilate folk music as an element of style
art form. Stravinsky was the first composer to assimilate folk music as an element of style
The Firebird was the great breakthrough. But it was only made possible by the pioneering
The Firebird was the great breakthrough. But it was only made possible by the pioneering
The Firebird was the great breakthrough. But it was only made possible by the pioneering
Peasant Songs of Great Russia as They Are in the Folk’s Harmonization,
[A peasant woman called Mitrevna] started singing my favourite song, ‘Little Torch’, whic
[A peasant woman called Mitrevna] started singing my favourite song, ‘Little Torch’, whic
[A peasant woman called Mitrevna] started singing my favourite song, ‘Little Torch’, whic
* Because he had found, in Russian peasant music, his own alternative to the German symp
* Because he had found, in Russian peasant music, his own alternative to the German symp
* Because he had found, in Russian peasant music, his own alternative to the German symp
It was precisely this ‘classical’ quality that became so central, not just to the music of
It was precisely this ‘classical’ quality that became so central, not just to the music of
It was precisely this ‘classical’ quality that became so central, not just to the music of
In Petrushka (1911) Stravinsky used the sounds of Russian life to overturn the entire mu
In Petrushka (1911) Stravinsky used the sounds of Russian life to overturn the entire mu
In Petrushka (1911) Stravinsky used the sounds of Russian life to overturn the entire mu
But of all Stravinsky’s Russian ballets, by far the most subversive was The Rite of Spring (
But of all Stravinsky’s Russian ballets, by far the most subversive was The Rite of Spring (
But of all Stravinsky’s Russian ballets, by far the most subversive was The Rite of Spring (
sacrifice; and the chosen maiden’s sacrificial dance, culminating in her death at the cli
sacrifice; and the chosen maiden’s sacrificial dance, culminating in her death at the cli
sacrifice; and the chosen maiden’s sacrificial dance, culminating in her death at the cli
The evidence of human sacrifice in prehistoric Russia is by no means clear. Ethnograp
The evidence of human sacrifice in prehistoric Russia is by no means clear. Ethnograp
The evidence of human sacrifice in prehistoric Russia is by no means clear. Ethnograp
magnum opus, The Slavs’ Poetic View of Nature (1866-
