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Russian voices
From Glinka to Shostakovich: a century of Russian music, in the order it was written.
Glinka → Balakirev → Mussorgsky → Borodin → Rimsky-Korsakov → Tchaikovsky → Rachmaninoff → Scriabin → Prokofiev → Shostakovich
Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
This guide follows Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture (1842) in one part (sonata form).
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Sonata form0:00–6:15
A brisk in form. Chords and rushing scales () launch the fleet first . After a , the lyrical arrives, followed by . The combines all three ideas, and a leads to the . The in shortened form, and the brings the descending whole-tone scale in the basses before the final gallop.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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