The Mighty Handful
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The Mighty Handful were a group of 19th-century Russian nationalist composers dedicated to creating a distinct Russian style of classical music, free from dominant Western European influences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mighty Handful canonical | 2 |
| Mighty Handful | 1 |
| Russian musical nationalism | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian nationalist composers
ⓘ
group of composers ⓘ |
| activeIn | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim | to create a distinct Russian style of classical music ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Five
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The New Russian School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Romantic music
ⓘ
nationalism in music ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | foundation of a national Russian school of composition ⓘ |
| describedIn | writings of Vladimir Stasov ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era ⓘ |
| field | music ⓘ |
| founder | Mily Balakirev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasPart | Balakirev circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Serfdom reforms in Russia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Igor Stravinsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ later Russian composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian Orthodox liturgical music
ⓘ
Russian folk music ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| location | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Alexander Borodin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
César Cui NERFINISHED ⓘ Mily Balakirev NERFINISHED ⓘ Modest Mussorgsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Russian musical nationalism ⓘ |
| notableWorkByMembers |
opera "Boris Godunov"
NERFINISHED
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opera "Prince Igor" NERFINISHED ⓘ symphonic poem "Scheherazade" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | dominant Western European musical influences ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
depiction of Russian history and legend
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programmatic orchestral music ⓘ use of exotic scales and harmonies ⓘ use of folk melodies ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Vladimir Stasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Russian musical nationalism
this entity surface form:
Mighty Handful