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Chapter 28 Nationalism
Characteristics of Nationalism
Associated by composer with a particular region
►Subject matter
►National event or
►Folk music
story
Rejection of prevailing German-Austrian style
►Tempo
markings in native language
The Russian Five
Aleksandr Borodin
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Modest Mussorgsky
Mussorgsky: “Coronation Scene”
from Boris Godunov
Chords tonally far apart
Russian folk song
Whole tone scale
Use of mixed meters
Bass voice
Bohemian Nationalism
Antonín Dvořák
Bedřich Smetana
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”
Other Nationalistic Music
Norway
Finland
England
Italy
Spain
France
United States
Summary
Characteristics of Nationalism
“The Russian Five”
Mussorgsky: “Coronation Scene”
from Boris Godunov
Bohemian nationalism
Smetana: The Moldau
Other nationalistic music