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Fall 12-9-2015 The oiceV of The otheM rland: Exploring the Development of Russian Music Before Mikhail Glinka Alvin Ly Chapman University, [email protected]

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This Poster is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity at Chapman University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Research Day Abstracts and Posters by an authorized administrator of Chapman University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Voice of the Motherland: Exploring the Development of Russian Music Before Mikhail Glinka By Alvin Ly Introduction Conclusion When learning about early Advisor: Dr. Jessica Sternfeld Russia’s inheritance of the western classical music history, Greek and Byzantine the first countries often civilizations of the Eastern discussed include England, Roman Empire which differed Germany, France, and Italy from that of Western Europe, beginning around the time of who inherited that of the Latin Gregorian chant. It is not until civilization of the Western approximately the early Roman empire. Ever since Romantic Era that we begin to a then, Russia had developed a learn about Russian composers unique musical sound, and such as Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr would most stay secluded Tchaikovsky, or those of the from Western European “Mighty Handful” including most music until Peter the Great notably Modest Mussorgsky, began his cultural revolution, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and which led to Western Alexander Borodin. The European composers emergence of Russian music residing in Russia to teach into the western classical world and perform music of their is often taken for granted and home countries. While we seldom ask how or why it b several Russian composers happened, which is why I chose Peter the Great Mikhail Glinka successfully wrote in the to research this particular topic. Znamenny Chant Western classical style, none 1672 - 1725 1804 - 1857 were able to combine both the Western classical and Thesis Russian styles into a single Because of Russia’s cultural cohesive yet distinct style revolution starting under the Znamenny Chant is primarily Peter Alekseyevich Romanov, Born in Novospasskoye, Russia, until Mikhail Glinka. It is rule of Peter the Great and associated with the religious better known today as Peter Glinka was born to a noble because his music is so flourishing under the rule of followers known as “Old the Great, was born to father family and his first contact with unmistakably Russian, yet Catherine the Great, Mikhail Believers”, after a great schism Tsar Alexis, ruler of the music was through servants simultaneously Western Glinka would become the first divided the Russian Orthodox Tsardom of Russia. Despite singing folksongs. His first European that many Russian composer to Church. This style of chant is growing up around music, instrument was piano, and would historians find him to be the successfully integrate Russian notable for its cinnabar ink Peter showed very little interest often play in and sometimes first prominent figure in music’s different sounds and accents alongside black ink. in it except in church music, conduct his uncle’s serf Russian classical music. styles (influenced in part by The notation for Znamenny owning a vocal score legibly orchestra. Glinka would the unique Russian Znamenny chant was a type of musical copied out and specially bound eventually travel across Europe, chant) with that of Western shorthand, in the sense that it in parchment to sing in church. studying in Italy and staying in Selected References only gave general ideas of Despite his lack of interest in Vienna before returning to Bakst, James. A History of Russian-Soviet Music. New classical music in a way that York: Dodd, Mead, 1966. Print. where the melody’s direction most music, he saw its Russia. The exposure to "Glinka, Mikhail." Mikhail Glinka, Websites Music, no previous Russian composer Buyout Music, Stock Music Downloads. N.p., was able to do successfully went. Like the Western music importance in the development different music allowed him to n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2015. tradition, music had to be of Russian culture and combine the aspects of Russian "History of Znamenny Chant." Church of the Nativity. and thus is the first Russian N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2015. taught and learned orally, since introduced music to inhabitants music such as peasant/folk song Leonard, Richard Anthony. A History of Russian Music. composer to be discussed in New York: Macmillan, 1957. Print. the notation could not indicate of Moscow. and church bells and chants with Seaman, Gerald R. History of Russian Music. New York: Western classical music F.A. Praeger, 1967. Print. the exact pitch of every note. that of Western European music. Trueman, C N. "Peter the Great." The History Learning history. Site. N.p., 16 Mar. 2015. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.