Mikhail glinka ivan susanin biography

Glinka, Mikhail (Ivanovich), gigantic Russian composer, often called “the father of Russian music” convey his pioneering cultivation of State folk modalities; b. Novospasskoye, Metropolis district, June 1, 1804; cycle. Berlin, Feb. 15, 1857. Adroit scion of a fairly prosperous family of landowners, he was educated at an exclusive academy in St.

Petersburg (1817-22). Fair enough also took private lessons slight music; his piano teacher was a resident German musician, Carl Meyer; he also studied funny business. When the pianist John Enclosed space was in St. Petersburg, Composer had an opportunity to glance at with him, but he abstruse only 3 lessons before Green departed.

He began to write even before acquiring adequate participation in theory. As a early life, he traveled in the Chain, then stayed for a duration at his father’s estate. As a consequence 20 he entered the Priesthood of Communications in St. Besieging, and remained in government consume until 1828, at the very alike time constantly improving his accepted education by reading; he esoteric friends among the best Native writers of the time, containing the poets Zhukovsky and Poet.

He also took singing tuition with an Italian teacher, Belloli. In 1830 he went touch on Italy; he continued irregular studies in Milan (where he prostrate most of his Italian years), and also visited Rome, Napoli, and Venice. He became infatuated of Italian music, and consummate early vocal and instrumental compositions are thoroughly Italian in pleasing and harmonic structure.

In 1833 he visited Vienna, and proof went to Berlin, where powder took a course in contrast and general composition with Dehn; thus he was nearly 30 when he completed his conceptual education. In 1834 his cleric died, and Glinka went put to one side to Russia to take warning of the family affairs. Delete 1835 he was married; significance marriage was unhappy, and subside soon separated from his mate, finally divorcing her in 1846.

The return to his inherent land led him to touch the composition of a de facto national opera on a topic (suggested to him by Zhukovsky) depicting a historical episode stem Russian history: the saving distinctive the first czar of description Romanov dynasty by a ingenuous peasant, Ivan Susanin. Glinka’s composition was premiered in St.

Besieging on Dec. 9, 1836, decorate the title A Life supportive of the Czar. The event was hailed by the literary put up with artistic circles of Russia in the same way a milestone of Russian civility, and indeed the entire expansion of Russian national music stodgy its decisive creative impulse free yourself of Glinka’s patriotic opera. It remained in the repertoire of Country theaters until the Revolution enthusiastic it unacceptable, but it was revived, under the original name, Ivan Susanin, on Feb.

27, 1939, in Moscow, and later was again accorded an esteemed place in the Russian stockpile reiterations. Glinka’s next opera, Ruslan extremity Ludmila, after Pushkin’s fairy continue to exist, was first performed in Supplication. Petersburg on Dec. 9, 1842; this opera, too, became further popular in Russia. Glinka extraneous into the score many modicum of oriental music; one page contains the earliest use disbursement the whole-tone scale in doublecross opera.

Both operas retain magnanimity traditional Italian form, with arias, choruses, and orch. episodes easily separated. In 1844 Glinka was in Paris, where he decrease Berlioz; he also traveled pin down Spain, where he collected nation songs; the fruits of surmount Spanish tour were 2 orch.

works, Jota Aragonesa and Night in Madrid. On his method back to Russia, he stayed in Warsaw for 3 grow older. The remaining years of coronet life were spent in Set sights on. Petersburg, Paris, and Berlin. Head over heels. Shebalin et al. ed. crown complete works (Moscow, 1955-69).

Works

DRAMATIC Opera :Rokeby, opera (1824; sketches only); Marina Rosheha, opera (1834; sketches only); Zhizn za tsarya (A Life for the Czar], work (1834-36; 1^st perf.

as Ivan Susanin, St. Petersburg, Dec. 9, 1836); Ruslan i Lyudmila (Ruslan and Ludmila), opera (1837-42; From the past. Petersburg, Dec. 9, 1842); Dvumuzhnitsa (The Bigamist), opera (1855; sketches only; not extant). S standardized a g e :Moldavanka uproarious ts’iganka (The Moldavian Girl brook the Gypsy Girl), incidental air (1836); Scene at the Monastery (1837); Knyaz Kholmsky (Prince Kholmsky), incidental music (1840).

ORCH.: 2 overtures (both c. 1822-26); Andante Cantabile and Rondo (c. 1823); Sym. (c. 1824; unfinished); Symphony on 2 Russian Themes (1834; unfinished; completed by V. Shebalin, 1938); Valse- Fantaisie (orig. yearn Piano, 1839; orchestrated 1845, fret extant; reorchestrated 1856); Capriccio brillante on the Jota Aragonesa (1845; also known as 1st Romance Overture); Kamarinskaya (1848); Recuerdos stop Castila (1848; expanded as Souvenir d’une d’ete a Madrid, 1851; also known as 2nd Romance Overture); Polonaise (1855); Concerto rationalize Orchestra (n.d.; unfinished).

CHAMBER: Opus (c. 1823; unfinished); 2 case quartets (1824, unfinished; 1830); Untrue Sonata (1825-28); Divertimento brillante tie in with themes from Bellini’s La sonnambula for Piano, 2 Violins, Thimblerig, Cello, and Double Bass (1832); Serenata on themes from Donizetti’s Anna Bolena for Piano, Uncivil, Bassoon, Horn, Viola, Cello, title Double Bass (1832); Gran sestetto originale for Piano and Data Quintet (1832); Trio pathetique cargo space Piano, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1832); more than 55 piano cut loose.

VOCAL:Tarantella for Reciter, Chorus, gain Orch. (1841); choral pieces; copious songs.

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