MLIT 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mikhail Glinka, The Mighty Handful, Francis Scott Key
30 Aug 2016
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The star spangled banner lyrics: defense of fort mchenry by francis scott key the melody originated from a british drinking song ( to anacreon in heaven ) Jimi hindrix (one of the most in uential and well-known guitarists) at woodstock (representative of idealization of guitarists as they experiment with the electric; also a symbol of counter-culture music) The mighty handful (five) russian musicians (who also kept day jobs) and incorporated folk songs without conservatory training following in the model of linka (the father of russian music) working professionals self-trained incorporated russian folk songs the group: Modest mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) pictures at an exhibition suite of 10 piano pieces (later orchestrated by ravel) paintings connected by a promenade depicts the composer strolling around the gallery. 9 new world symphony folk elements: pentatonic scales bohemian folk american folk. Spain: isaac albeniz, enrique granados, manuel de falla. The great gate of kiev design for a gate commemorating tsar alexander ii.
