Tip 1: What works do Rakhmaninov have?
Tip 1: What works do Rakhmaninov have?
The great Russian composer Sergey VasilievichRachmaninoff left a vast creative legacy. He was an excellent pianist, and many of his works were written for this instrument. But Rachmaninoff has symphonies, and vocal works, and operas.
You will need
- - player;
- - CD-ROMs with records of Rachmaninov's works.
Instructions
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If you are not very knowledgeable in academic music,but would like to get acquainted with the work of Rachmaninov closer, start with piano works. These are the famous "Etudes-pictures" and "Preludes". They are played by many pianists, including outstanding ones, so it is quite easy to find these plays in a good performance. Remained including the records of Rachmaninoff himself. Piano sonatas are somewhat more complex for perception, but they are also very beautiful. Rakhmaninov has two of them. For this same instrument, cycles of variations are written - on the themes of Corelli and Chopin, "Musical Moments" and several cycles of small pieces for one and two pianos. In addition, Rachmaninoff made quite a few transcriptions of well-known works by other composers - Bizet, Kreisler, Schubert. His transcription of the "Flight of the Bumblebee" N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Among the pieces for piano and orchestra, the most famous is Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini." Besides her, the composer has four more piano and orchestra concerts.
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Rachmaninoff was also an excellent conductor. He wrote quite a few works for the symphony orchestra. These are three symphonies, as well as the famous symphonic poems The Island of the Dead, Capriccio on Gypsy Themes and Prince Rostislav, the symphonic fantasy Cliff, Suite Symphonic Dances.
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Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff left severaloper. This "Aleko" on the plot of Pushkin's "Gypsy", "Miserly Knight", also on the plot of A.S. Pushkin, Francesca da Rimini. In addition, the composer's pen also includes other major vocal and orchestral works - the poem "Bells" for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Russian songs, choral works for women's or children's voices.
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He was fond of Rachmaninov and choral works. His Liturgy is especially magnificent. John Chrysostom. Often performed and the cantata "Spring". As for chamber vocal works, Rachmaninov's pen contains famous romances,
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As for the string instruments, theirRachmaninoff did not like the piano so much. Nevertheless, he left some interesting works, which to this day are performed by leading music groups and soloists. This is a sol-minor sonata for cello and piano, several violin pieces, an elegant trio for violin, cello and piano, two string quartets.
Tip 2: Acapelno to sing - how is it?
A cappella - a musical term, used to describe the manner in which the performance of works by voice. It has a special beauty and penetration due to the pure sound.
Singing a cappella is a performance of musical works with a voice without accompaniment of musical instruments.
Origin and history
The emergence of the term "a cappella" specialists inthe history of music is most often associated with the name of the famous Sistine Chapel - the largest church in the cradle of Catholicism - the Vatican. It was from here that the ceremony of worship spread, during which prayer and church chants were performed by the choir without any musical accompaniment. Later, the practice of singing a chapel began to be widely used in other religious movements, including the Orthodox Church, in which this way of performing music resulted dominant in comparison with others. In the XIX century, this practice became firmly entrenched in the secular music of various composers, who used it to emphasize the beauty of the melody. Active supporters of this style were some Russian composers, including Sergei Rakhmaninov, Dmitry Shostakovich, Georgy Sviridov and others. In Europe, the practice of singing "a cappella" was widely spread in the works of the Renaissance, as well as in the works of composers belonging to the so-called Dutch or Franco-Flemish school.A cappella today
Initially, this way of performing musicalworks was used mainly by choral collectives, therefore the term "a cappella" earlier designated group singing. Nevertheless, later the meaning of this term was expanded, and today the word "a capello" refers to any performance of a work without accompaniment of musical instruments. In the colloquial speech of people associated with the music sphere, one often encounters the use of the phrase "a capella performance", although it is not true from an academic point of view. Today, singing a cappella is common in several main areas. The first of these is folk art, where this method of performing works is often realized in a choral format. The second is academic performance, when exactly the way of performance without accompaniment of musical instruments allows you to evaluate the riches of the band's range and his mastery of his own voice. Finally, the practice of cappella singing has not lost its position in church services, where it is still actively used, and mostly in choral performance.Tip 3: How to restore faith in God
Sometimes life checks a person for strength. She gives him tests that seem to be capable of undermining faith in anything other than an evil fate. But the clouds are scattered, and it becomes clear that living without faith is difficult. How can you find it again?
Instructions
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If you understand that you have lost faith, do not believeyourself. Realize that you are not alone. Nature, communication with friends, and just the opportunity to wake up every day - this is already very much. You have something to be grateful for, even in life it does not always go as planned.
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Talk to your friends, do not shut yourself up. If you have a confessor, share your doubts with him, do not be afraid to appear an apostate. The main thing is that you are trying to understand yourself, this is one of the most important tasks of a person.
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Do not let the soul be lazy, let lifeThe hardships obscure the sun. Try to calm down, spiritual experiences take a lot of effort. Try to be distracted, to communicate more with nature. If prayers or meditations are not for you now, you can turn to poetry. According to some sources, its effect on the psyche is akin to prayer.
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Do not neglect music. Choose classic works that touch you. Try to refer to the works of Mozart, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Masterpieces of world classics are a comfort, help to calm the mind, to understand where to move on.
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Faith - a purely personal matter. Do not let anyone impose alien views on you, because there are a lot of religious denominations. Be wary of representatives of totalitarian sects, who often lure those who can not find a life support in their networks. Remember that you are shaping your spiritual life.
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Do good deeds. Let the soul is not easy, but there are always people who need your help. They say that it does not matter to God whether you believe in him, most importantly, what kind of person you are. It is believed that any tests are for a man for good, they harden the soul. No matter how hard it is, believe that you have a guiding star that will sooner or later lead you to the light.
Tip 4: Piano is a tool of geniuses
Pianoforte, or piano, is ubiquitously usedKeyboard, conquering with its diversity and magnificence. Piano is the only instrument that teaches you to operate the two hemispheres independently of each other. The piano, as a kind of piano, is today the most complex instrument (the organ is more complex). In order to play this wonderful instrument, you need to have incredible endurance and a huge amount of patience.
The first tool appeared in the early 18th century inItaly. The pianoforte replaced the prior to him no less popular harpsichord. The piano has many distinctive features, for example, the ability to change the strength of sound and play more smoothly, which was not the case with older versions of the instrument.
There are not many versions of the instrument itself: a grand piano and a piano. The difference is only in the size and position of the strings, which makes the size dependent: the piano has a horizontal piano, and the piano has a vertical one. In general, the piano design, in addition to the keys, includes strings and hammers, so it can be partially included in the category of strings and percussion. Also, the instrument has pedals, when pressed, you can make the sound longer or more weakly sounding.
The piano is also a rather cumbersome design. Also, the total voltage of all strings in the instrument reaches eight tons. Also, the tool is quite expensive. The most expensive in this kind is the Crystal Piano - its price is 3.22 million dollars. It's no secret that it's hard to play on it. The hardest of the thousands of works ever written for piano is the third concert of Rachmaninov with the orchestra.
To achieve the desired sound, that is, setpianoforte, you need to periodically file the hammers, which knock on the strings - this action changes the rigidity and strength of the tension in certain areas. Pianoforte can be used as a solo instrument, or in a game with an orchestra. Learning to play the instrument takes from 5 to 7 years, and it's quite a complicated, but entertaining process, in which absolutely everyone can participate.
Tip 5: What is cantata
The name "cantata"is derived from the Latin verbcantare, which in translation means "sing". This genre of vocal-instrumental music appeared in Italy at the beginning of the XVII century. At first, it did not have a clearly defined form. The word "cantata"It only meant that this rather large musical composition was sung." A similar genre of instrumental music began to be called a sonata.
