MUS302H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Anton Rubinstein, Emotional Tone Scale
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4-6 considered most masterful: his music fully shows an image, symphony no. 4, op. 36, 1877: dedicated to nadhezhda con meck 4 movement, 4 movements, andante - moderato (sonata allegro form, 1st melody - brass, 2nd theme, woodwinds, inspired by folk melody. In the melody in the background is the waltz played by the strings: after the second fate - development, exposition, andantino (lied form, whole tone scale - string plucking the strings. Finale: allegro con fuoco (modified sonata allegro form) Leads to the provisional government and the overthrowing of the tsar: 1917: oct. rev. It is now soviet russia: 1922: stalin takes power. Consolidates it over the next 20 years (1936 great purge: 1941: axis soldiers invade russia, 1945: end wwii. Social realism: art must depict and portray socialism in a positive light, often championed the experiences of the working class, music would be accessible with an emphasis on melody drawn from folk tradition.
