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Music in Soviet Russia Classical Music in Russia Classical music flourished under “proletariat rule” In Moscow, it centered around the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire Notable Composers Igor Stravinsky Considered a revolutionary composer Riot after his ballet, The Rite of Spring Goes from richly Romantic works, to “serialism” One of the 20th century’s best composers Stravinsky Notable Composers Sergei Prokofiev Not as opposed to the Bolsheviks as many other composers, like Stravinsky Obeys normal musical conventions, though he allows himself some freedoms. Wrote multiple ballets, operas, and film scores Prokofiev Notable Composers Dmitrii Shostakovich Early music showed influence of Stravinsky and Prokofiev Lady Macbeth of Mtensk Moves from “brash humor and experimental character” to “more introverted melancholy and nationalistic fervor” to the “defiant and bleak mood of his last period” Soviets wanted him to be the “second Beethoven” Shostakovich Early Soviet Russia Lacked both the brilliance of before the revolution and the censorship that would come later Interested in a “Sovietization” of music and musical life Cultural Transformation Musicians were actually major players in “Sovietization” “Sovietization” of Music The People’s Conservatory Opened after the 1905 Revolution Courses in Choral Singing and Elementary Music Theory “Sovietization” of Music Wanted a distinctly Soviet musical culture Music was difficult to censor because of it’s abstraction compared to physical art forms. Nationalize conservatories, publishing houses and theatres. Confiscate valuable instruments from private collections and aristocrats. “Sovietization” of Music There was only one radio station in all of Russia. Comintern Radio Participation of Workers Groups in factories or farm collectives began putting on little plays, with music written either by a member of the group or a pro. “There was a lessening of the revolutionary militancy, a relaxation of ideological tensions, a greater permissiveness in matters of musical taste and style. Some of the new developments, however, were unforeseen: the number of music centres was reduced, the operational budgets were tightened, and the government proved less willing to subsidize unprofitable ventures.” Works Cited " Google Image Result for http://www.classical-composers.org/img/prokofiev.jpg." Google. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.classicalcomposers.org/img/prokofiev.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.classicalcomposers.org/comp/prokofie&h=333&w=234&sz=12&tbnid=imcj5BsMq4oYBM:&tbnh=266&tbnw=187&pre v=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2Bof%2BProkofiev&zoom=1 (accessed December 19, 2010). " Google Image Result for http://www.classical.net/music/images/composer/s/stravinsky.jpg." Google. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.classical.net/music/images/composer/s/stravinsky.j pg&imgrefurl=http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/stravinsky.php&h=280&w=230&sz=32&tbnid=eBi GLLLjtOv5PM:&tbnh=224&tbnw=184&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimage%2Bof%2B (accessed December 19, 2010). " Google Image Result for http://www.manhattanstringquartet.com/images/Shostakovich_web.jpg." Google. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.manhattanstringquartet.com/images/Shostakovich_ web.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.manhattanstringquartet.com/Shostakovich.htm&h=430&w=386&sz=12&t bnid=Nlf7DSCNUxa_wM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2Bof (accessed December 19, 2010). "Classical Music in Soviet Russia." NewsMax.com: America's News Page - News Archives. http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/11/24/85758.shtml (accessed December 18, 2010) (accessed December 7, 2010). Works Cited (Cont.) Schwarz, Boris. Music and musical life in Soviet Russia, 1917-1970 . New York: W. W. Norton, 1972. "Sergei Prokofiev - an overview of the classical composer." mfiles. www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/SergeiProkofiev.htm (accessed December 8, 2010). Cowell, Henry . "Music in Soviet Russia." JSTOR: Russian Review, Vol. 1. No. 2, (April.,1942), pp. 74-79. http://www.jstor.org/stable/125204 (accessed December 7, 2010). "Essentials of Music - Composers." Essentials of Music. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/stravinsky.html (accessed December 7, 2010). Guide, All Music. "Dmitry Shostakovich | AllMusic." AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dmitryshostakovich-q7974/biography (accessed December 8, 2010). "Igor Stravinsky - Biography." HumanitiesWeb - Welcome. http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=a&a=i&ID=756 (accessed December 8, 2010). Nelson, Amy. "Music for the Revolution: Musicians ... - Google Books." Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q9MsfCnep64C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Music,+Soviet,+Russia&hl=en &ei=fmX-TLzAOIq8Aaxqdj8Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false