Disambiguation evidence for Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade via surface form

"Scheherazade"


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Predicate Object
approximateDuration about 45 minutes
basedOn The Arabian Nights
surface form: One Thousand and One Nights
catalogueNumber Op. 35
composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
compositionDate 1888
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
dedicatedTo Mitrofan Belyayev NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1888
genre program music
influence frequently used in ballet adaptations
influence often excerpted in orchestral concerts
influence standard of the symphonic repertoire
inspiredBy The Arabian Nights
surface form: Arabian Nights tales
instanceOf orchestral work
instanceOf symphonic suite
key E minor
language instrumental
movement Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck
movement The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
movement The Story of the Kalendar Prince
movement The Young Prince and the Young Princess
musicalCharacteristic lush Romantic harmonies
musicalCharacteristic orientalist musical style
musicalCharacteristic recurring leitmotifs
narrativeElement depiction of festivals and battles
narrativeElement depiction of sea voyages
narrativeElement frame story of Scheherazade telling tales to the Sultan
notableTheme Scheherazade motif in solo violin
notableTheme Sultan motif in low brass and winds
orchestrationFeature colorful use of woodwinds
orchestrationFeature extensive use of percussion
orchestrationFeature harp passages
orchestrationFeature prominent solo violin part representing Scheherazade
orchestrationFeature rich brass writing
period Romantic era
premiereConductor Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
premiereLocation St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
publisher Mitrofan Belyayev NERFINISHED
recordingHistory extensively recorded by major orchestras worldwide
relatedWorkByComposer Capriccio Espagnol
relatedWorkByComposer Russian Easter Festival Overture
structure four movements
style Russian nationalist school
typicalEnsemble large symphony orchestra
typicalUse showcase for orchestral color