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The Romantic Russians Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Professor of theory with many important students including Stravinsky & Prokofiev Officer in the Russian navy Exoticism Greatest Hits: Scheherazade Flight of the Bumble Bee Capriccio Espagnole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_fwaVYOp4I&feature=related (4:00)

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Called the Dostoyevsky of music because compositions depict the insulted and the injured. Thought of as the most superior composer, but was revised by fellow composers to the point of changing his music Best compositions are songs and the opera “Boris Godunov” but biggest hits are: -Pictures at an Exhibition -Night on Bald Mountain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hT5NVsQR3Q&feature=related (4:24) (Bald) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Ca_edg6RE&feature=related

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Rooted in Russian musical tradition Piano virtuoso Immigrated to United States after the Russian Revolution. He became extremely homesick, and his compositional output declined. Extremely large hands which made for greater complexity Greatest hits: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Concerto 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ud_wGMXRnQ&feature=related Paganini: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28txGkaiquU (0:53)

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Born in Munich, educated from young age by court musicians. Age 18- Worked as conductor Marriage Composition in typical romantic style until from Alexander Ritter influenced him to abandon his conservative style

Tone Poem Piece of orchestral music in one movement in which some extramusical program provides a narrative or illustrative element. This programme may come from a poem, a story or novel, a painting, or another source. Used previously by Liszt and Smetana, but Strauss perfected the genre is and most associated with it. (late 1800’s) Famous Tone Poems by Strauss include: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks A Hero's Life Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) End of century, turned his attention to opera: Salome Elektra