Mikhail Glinka (1 gen 1804 anni – 1 gen 1857 anni)

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the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. He influenced "The Mighty Handful."

Mikhail Glinka
1. The first school of significant Russian composers dates to 1836 and the premiere of
Glinka’s A Life for the Tsar.
a. Comparisons with Chopin’s nationalism are inevitable because he and Glinka deal with the same subject, but from different sides.
2. Glinka was singled out as the beginning of Russian nationalism because he used folk
style in a spirit of nationalism, not peasant folksiness.
3. Glinka also mastered advanced international compositional technique—he was more cosmopolitan than his Russian contemporaries.

Acquiring Brains and Beauty
1. Despite the fact that no conservatories existed when Glinka was studying music, he
had a well-rounded musical education.
2. Glinka went to Milan and studied with Donizetti and Bellini. Here he acquired beauty.
3. He went to Berlin for study and acquired brains.
4. As such, Glinka’s nationalism was dependent on his acquisition of other music, a more cosmopolitan base.
5. Glinka was politically committed to Russia. He worked under the most reactionary
monarch in Europe.
6. The subject matter of A Life for the Tsar fits perfectly with the aims of Tsar Nikolai I.
7. Chopin’s nationalism was felt in his music, but without text.
8. Glinka’s Poles express themselves collectively and impersonally—thus without an
independent voice.
9. Glinka’s score for A Life for the Tsar is a significant reason why he is considered the
founding father of Russian composers.

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