MUS M 402 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Verdi Puccini and Popular Music II Nationalism and Viva Verdi in 1859 III Verdi s Compositional Process Outline of Current Lecture I The Creation of Russianness during the Nineteenth Century II Elements of Russian Nationalism in Music Current Lecture I The Creation of Russianness during the Nineteenth Century a Slavophiles Russian Nationalists i Included The Mighty Five Russian composers Balakirev Cui Mussorgsky Rimsky Korsakov and Borodin who wished to create and establish a compositional style that was uniquely Russian b Alexander Pushkin was a Russian author who was very much aware of the large movement to push Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century c Composers like Tschaikovsky and the Mighty Five turned to the writings of Pushkin to understand Russian nationalism in order to express Russian nationalism in their music II Elements of Russian Nationalism in Music a Emphasis on native literature and linguistic traditions b Interest in folklore c Patriotism d Craving for independent identity III Russian Nationalism in Tschaikovsky s Music a Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky lived from 1840 1893 i He was a Russian composer whose western training was influenced by Beethoven and other western composers 1 In spite of this however he remained true to Russian Romantic Music ii He was a composer who felt a deeply personal and relational connection to self expression in music iii Characterized and Composed according to the tradition of the anti hero 1 Anti hero similar to the Byronic hero a romantic anti hero 2 Characteristics of the Anti hero a Proud b Moody c Cynical d Deviant e Holds a jaded view of society and tradition f Bored by convention g Despite his cynical attitude he is capable of deep affection h Usually handsome and women are attracted to him iv Tchaikovsky s use of light motifs motives and melody build tension through variations of the same motivic orchestration and changes in orchestral color and timbre
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