jan 1, 1848 - Kamarinskaya
Description:
a Russian traditional folk dance, which is mostly known today as the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's composition of the same name. Glinka's Kamarinskaya, written in 1848, was the first orchestral work based entirely on Russian folk song and to use the compositional principles of that genre to dictate the form of the music. It became a touchstone for the following generation of Russian composers.How the Acorn Took Root
1. Tchaikovsky claimed that Glinka’s Kamarinskaya was “the acorn from which the
whole oak of Russian symphonic music grew.”
2. Kamarinskaya is based on two Russian folk themes.
3. Glinka inserted a musical pun, blending two different folk songs together.
4. The long-range tonal plan reflects the opening motive of the wedding song. Such a
structural trajectory is seen in Beethoven, and Glinka sought to emulate him but used folk songs as the melodic material.
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Date:
jan 1, 1848
Now
~ 177 years ago