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| 0845-2106-01 | Rachmaninov: Between Romanticism and Modernity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
The course will analyze the main genres in Rachmaninov’s music: piano miniature, chamber music, music for Russian Orthodox Church, symphony and symphonic poem.
The course will concentrate on three basic aspects:
- sound of bells as a main element in Russian music in general and in Rachmaninov's music, in particular;
- Russian Orthodox chant (znamenniy chant) and its impact on Rachmaninov’s music;
* The motive of Dies Irae in the Romantic music of the 19-th century and its role in the music of Rachmaninov.