My Musical Life

My Musical Life
Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 584
Release: 1942
Genre: Autobiography
ISBN:

Principles of Orchestration

Principles of Orchestration
Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works is a book by a famous Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, member of the group of composers known as The Five. The book presents a notable attempt to show all of the nuances of orchestration. The author describes everything one needs to know about arranging parts for a string or full orchestra. The book is concise, articulate and excels at being both a book of reference and a book of general knowledge.

Trombone Concerto

Trombone Concerto
Author: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 24
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457479403

Composed in 1877, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Concerto for Trombone and Military Band was composed for a marine officer friend and was first played at a concert at Kronstadt in1878. Includes: * Allegro Vivace * Andante Cantabile * Allegro

Prince Igor

Prince Igor
Author: Aleksandr Porfirʹevich Borodin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1915
Genre: Operas
ISBN:

Snow Maiden

Snow Maiden
Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1921
Genre: Operas
ISBN:

A Hundred Sweet Promises

A Hundred Sweet Promises
Author: Sepehr Haddad
Publisher:
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781732594302

Inspired by a story his grandmother told him shortly before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, A Hundred Sweet Promises is the true tale of the author's grandfather, Nasrosoltan Minbashian-a famed music composer living in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1913. On the eve of World War I, Nasrosoltan embarks on a journey from his homeland, Persia, to study at the renowned St. Petersburg Conservatory in pursuit of his musical legacy. During this time, through a series of events beyond his control, he becomes acquainted with the Russian royal family and falls in love with a princess. Nasrosoltan suddenly finds himself in a battle between head and heart while being carried forward on a wave of destiny toward an uncertain future. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sepehr Haddad is the grandson of composer Nasrosoltan Minbashian who was the director of the Iranian Conservatory (Tehran Conservatory of Music). Sepehr is also a Universal Music Group (UMG) recording artist, with the Billboard chart-topping duo "Shahin & Sepehr." He lives in the Washington DC metro area. For further information, visit: SepehrHaddad.com

On Russian Music

On Russian Music
Author: Richard Taruskin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0520268067

This volume gathers 36 essays by one of the leading scholars in the study of Russian music. An extensive introduction lays out the main issues and a justification of Taruskin's approach, seen both in the light of his intellectual development and in that of the changing intellectual environment.

Russian Painting

Russian Painting
Author: Peter Leek
Publisher: Parkstone International
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1780429754

From the 18th century to the 20th, this book gives a panorama of Russian painting not equalled anywhere else. Russian culture developed in contact with the wider European influence, but retained strong native intonations. It is a culture between East and West, and both influences in together. The book begins with Icons, and it is precisely Icon-painting which gave Russian artist their peculiar preoccupation with ethical questions and a certain kind of palette. It goes on the expound the duality of their art, and point out the originality of their contribution to world art. The illustrations cover all genres and styles of painting in astonishing variety. Such figures as Borovokovsky, Rokotov, Levitsky, Brullov, Fedatov, Repin, Shishkin and Levitan and many more are in these pages.

My Musical Life

My Musical Life
Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1989-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780571142453

The Russian composer describes his experiences in the musical life of the late nineteenth century, his role in the development of Russian nationalism in music, and his relations with his contemporaries