MUSIC 1010 – 045
Composer, pianist, and conductor.
EARLY LIFE Born in April Novgorod Governorate, Old Russian Empire administrative division. Romanticism in classical music.
Lands in Russia Appreciation for Music
Piano lessons as a boy Moved to St. Petersburg Conservatories Moscow
Degree in Piano Gold Medal in Composition Symphony No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Masterpieces Symphony No. 2 Piano Concert No. 3 Got married
American Tour United States Left Russia European Tour Precision and clarity Hands of a Legend Prodigious
Composed between 1900 – 1901 Started performance in Moscow, Dec Incomplete initial concerto Ziloti Taneev Formidable performance Complete concerto Oct. 27 th, 1901 Leipzig Gewandhaus, Nikisch London Sapellnikov
Orchestra Introduction Allegro Scherzando Florid Counterpoint Arpeggio Pizzicato Moderato Tempo Forte Largo Maestoso Motif Crescendo Presto
French Horns Violins Timbre Cymbals Clarinets Forte Staccato Pizzicato Vivace Coda
Sonatina Exposition, Recapitulation, and Coda First Theme Cadenza A-B-A-C-A Light Allegro Scherzando Theme I, II Trill notes
Recapitulation Presto Fugue Theme II Rachmaninoff’s trait elements Chord figurations Augmentation
Rimsky Korsakov Tchaikovsky
Beverly Hills, California 28 th of March, 1943
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