Coronation Scene
E226548
The "Coronation Scene" is the grand, climactic tableau in Mussorgsky’s opera *Boris Godunov* that depicts Boris’s ascent to the Russian throne amid powerful choral and orchestral forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coronation Scene canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
opera scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
Dormition Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of the Dormition
Kremlin ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
power and legitimacy of rulership
ⓘ
relationship between ruler and people ⓘ |
| composer | Modest Mussorgsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depicts |
ascent of Boris Godunov to the Russian throne
ⓘ
coronation of Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
climactic tableau of Boris’s accession
ⓘ
public acclamation of Boris as tsar ⓘ |
| features |
bells
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ crowd scenes ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Boris Godunov
ⓘ
Russian people ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| genre | opera scene ⓘ |
| hasKey | various keys (through-composed scene) ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnsemble |
full symphony orchestra
ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soloists ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 16th-century Muscovy ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoireOf | major opera houses worldwide ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of coronations in opera ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locationInWork | early act of Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Russian nationalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale choral writing
ⓘ
use of bell sonorities ⓘ vivid musical depiction of a state ceremony ⓘ |
| orchestrationCharacteristic | powerful choral and orchestral forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert excerpt
ⓘ
staged opera ⓘ |
| premieredInWork |
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
ⓘ
surface form:
Boris Godunov (original 1869 version)
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky ⓘ
surface form:
Boris Godunov (revised 1872 version)
|
| setInCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| textBy | Modest Mussorgsky ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boris Godunov