St Petersburg and Russian music

City Lit

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

The course aims to provide students with a greater understanding of the development of Russian music in St Petersburg in the 19th century. NOTE: break week, no class session on Friday, 26th October.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- an understanding of the ideas - cultural and political - that influenced the music produced in St Petersburg in the 19th century
- knowledge about the most significant composers involved in creating this new sound world
- an understanding of the formal, harmonic and melodic characteristics of this new Russian music.

Please bring pen and paper.

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Course programme

The course will explore the ideas - both musical and non musical - that inspired the creation of this new Russian sound, by focusing on individual composers who lived and worked in St Petersburg in the 19th century and exploring their music. Main composers to be covered are Mussorgsky, Borodin, Balakirev, Rimsky Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Rubinstein, Glinka.

Tutor presentations, discussions and students contributions, and listening to recordings from the works discussed.

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Other similar courses can be found on the City Lit website: General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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St Petersburg and Russian music

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