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Music in Soviet RussiaMusic in Soviet Russia
Classical Music in RussiaClassical Music in Russia
Classical music flourished under “proletariat rule”
In Moscow, it centered around the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire
Classical music flourished under “proletariat rule”
In Moscow, it centered around the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire
Notable ComposersNotable Composers
Igor StravinskyConsidered a revolutionary composerRiot after his ballet, The Rite of SpringGoes from richly Romantic works, to
“serialism” One of the 20th century’s best
composers
Igor StravinskyConsidered a revolutionary composerRiot after his ballet, The Rite of SpringGoes from richly Romantic works, to
“serialism” One of the 20th century’s best
composers
StravinskyStravinsky
Notable ComposersNotable Composers
Sergei ProkofievNot 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
Sergei ProkofievNot 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
ProkofievProkofiev
Notable ComposersNotable Composers
Dmitrii ShostakovichEarly music showed influence of Stravinsky
and ProkofievLady Macbeth of MtenskMoves 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”
Dmitrii ShostakovichEarly music showed influence of Stravinsky
and ProkofievLady Macbeth of MtenskMoves 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”
ShostakovichShostakovich
Early Soviet RussiaEarly 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 lifeCultural TransformationMusicians were actually major players
in “Sovietization”
Lacked both the brilliance of before the revolution and the censorship that would come later
Interested in a “Sovietization” of music and musical lifeCultural TransformationMusicians were actually major players
in “Sovietization”
“Sovietization” of Music“Sovietization” of Music
The People’s ConservatoryOpened after the 1905 RevolutionCourses in Choral Singing and
Elementary Music Theory
The People’s ConservatoryOpened after the 1905 RevolutionCourses in Choral Singing and
Elementary Music Theory
“Sovietization” of Music“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.
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“Sovietization” of Music
There was only one radio station in all of Russia.
Comintern Radio
There was only one radio station in all of Russia.
Comintern Radio
Participation of WorkersParticipation 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.
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.”
“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.”
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Works Cited (Cont.)Works Cited (Cont.)
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