Question by : In what ways did Rachmaninoff express Russian Nationalism in his compositions? Don't assume that this is for anything important, I'm just curious. I'm playing a Rachmaninoff piece for an audition coming up. Answers and Views: Answer … [Read more...] about In what ways did Rachmaninoff express Russian Nationalism?
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What piece Tchaikovsky premiered a week before he died?
Question by : what was the piece Tchaikovsky premiered a week before he died? Answers and Views: Answer by SybarisTchaikovsky died in Saint Petersburg on November 6, 1893, nine days after the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique. Read … [Read more...] about What piece Tchaikovsky premiered a week before he died?
What actually killed Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
Question by Gina P: What actually killed Tchaikovsky? There are two theories as to how the composer died. One is that he died of cholera, the other that he committed suicide by consuming arsenic after being black mailed for his homosexuality. Which … [Read more...] about What actually killed Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
Leo Tolstoy, how much land does a man need?
Question by sophia l: Tolstoy, how much land does a man need? why is that story ironic and how the leading paragraph relate to the final paragraph? Answers and Views: Answer by wildand5150What story? Read all the answers in the comments. Know … [Read more...] about Leo Tolstoy, how much land does a man need?
What instruments did Pyotr Tchaikovsky use in The Nutcracker?
Question by darthyutsi: What instruments did Tchaikovsky use in The Nutcracker? What instruments did Tchaikovsky use in The Nutcracker, and what track was each instrument used on? Please be more specific about which tracks use what. Answers and … [Read more...] about What instruments did Pyotr Tchaikovsky use in The Nutcracker?
What was Salyut 1 and what happened to the first cosmonauts on it?
Question by hitesh s: what was Salyut 1? what happened to the first cosmonauts that visited it? Answers and Views: Answer by Grimlock Gorbashthey were ambushed by slee-staks and were held captive until mercinary wookies liberated them. Read all … [Read more...] about What was Salyut 1 and what happened to the first cosmonauts on it?
Is Rachmaninoff’s The Bells an oratorio?
Question by : Does Rachmaninoff's The Bells is an oratorio? Well, I read at wikipedia about oratorio. It describes oratorio as a composition for orchestra, chorus and soloist/s; i think The Bells suites this statement. But I often heard … [Read more...] about Is Rachmaninoff’s The Bells an oratorio?