orchestral work "Kamarinskaya"
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"Kamarinskaya" is a pioneering 1848 orchestral fantasy by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the foundation of Russian symphonic music due to its innovative use of folk themes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Kamarinskaya | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral fantasy
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Russian folk music ⓘ |
| composer | Mikhail Glinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStylePeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Russian musical nationalism ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1848 ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundation of Russian symphonic music ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral fantasy
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programmatic orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueStatus | standalone orchestral piece ⓘ |
| hasForm | theme and variations-like continuous development ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialCommentaryBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
contrasting lyrical and dance themes
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orchestral color emphasizing folk character ⓘ ostinato-based dance section ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lively dance section based on "Kamarinskaya" tune
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slow bridal song section ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely cited in musicology as a seminal Russian orchestral work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first major Russian orchestral work built entirely on folk themes ⓘ |
| inception | 1848 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
NERFINISHED
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The Five (Mighty Handful) NERFINISHED ⓘ development of Russian symphonic style ⓘ |
| inspired | later Russian symphonic poems ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single-movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous development of a small number of folk themes
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innovative use of Russian folk themes in symphonic form ⓘ |
| orchestration | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century Russian classical repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereStatus | early performance in mid-19th-century Russia ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | named after the Russian folk dance "Kamarinskaya" ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
Russian folk song "Kamarinskaya"
NERFINISHED
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bridal chorus folk tune ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | nationalist use of folk material in classical music ⓘ |
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