Chapter 28 Nationalism Pages 267-275

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Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Characteristics of Nationalism

• Associated by composer with a particular region – Subject matter – National event or story – Folk music • Rejection of prevailing German-Austrian style – Tempo markings in native language

Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music The Russian Five

• Major Composers: – Aleksandr Borodin – Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – Modest Mussorgsky • Minor composers: – Mily Balakirev – César Cui

Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Mussorgsky: “Coronation Scene” from Boris Godunov • Chords tonally far apart • Russian folk song

• Whole tone scale

• Use of mixed meters

• Bass voice

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Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Bohemian Nationalism

• Antonín Dvořák

• Bedřich Smetana

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Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Smetana: The Moldau

• The river Moldau runs through Bohemia • Music is associated with scenes along it – “Two springs” – “Mighty stream” – “Hunter’s horn” – “Wedding feast” – “Water nymphs” – “Fortresses and castles” – “St. John’s Rapids” – “Majestic peace”

Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Other Nationalistic Music

• Norway • Finland • England • Italy • Spain • France • United States

Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey Chapter 28: Nationalism PART V Romantic Music Summary

• Characteristics of Nationalism • “The Russian Five” • Mussorgsky: “Coronation Scene” from Boris Godunov • Bohemian nationalism • Smetana: The Moldau • Other nationalistic music

Music Listening Today (6th Edition) by Charles Hoffer and Darrell Bailey