Nationalism during 20th century

2. What is
“Nationalism”?
☻It is simply…Loving the music of
one’s own country.
☻Born in 19th Century

3. What is
“Nationalism”?
☻It also refers to the use
of musical ideas or motifs that are
identified with a specific country,
region, or ethnicity.

4. What is
“Nationalism”?
☻Example:
Hungarian Rhapsodies
-Franz Liszt
-to develop a "national style" of
music for their homeland.

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19
Century Music
☻ The 19th century was a time in
which passionate nationalism was
prevalent and which saw many
political upheavals.

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Century Music
☻ To do this they turned to the dances,
folk songs, history, and national legends
of their countries as a basis for their
musical compositions.

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19
Century Music
☻ Moguchaya kuchka (The Mighty
Handful)
- coined by Russian music critic Vladimir
Stasov to describe a group of five Russian
composers.
style.
- purpose: to compose music in a Russian

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Century Music
☻ Moguchaya kuchka (The Mighty
Handful):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Mily Balakirev (1836–1910) , leader.
César Cui (1835–1918)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
The Five felt that the folk and religious music of the
Russian people should be used a basis for
composition.

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Century Music
☻Jean Sibelius
Born: Hämeenlinna, December 8, 1865
Died: Järvenpää, September 20, 1957
- Finland's greatest composer
- composer of seven symphonies, a violin
concerto, and a number of symphonic poems.
- by concentrating on Finnish legends and
fiercely allying himself with Finnish nationalism, Sibelius
became something of a national hero during his
lifetime.

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☻Antonin Dvorak
Born: Mühlhausen, September 8, 1841
Died: Prague, May 1, 1904
- greatest composer that Bohemia
produced
- Dvorák's fame as a musician spread during
his lifetime throughout Europe and to America
- It is in the third movements of many of his
symphonies where Dvorák gives free rein to the
music of his homeland, as he does in the Symphony
no. 7 in D minor.

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Century Music
☻Influence:
1. Music of Romantic Era
2. Music in this era is intense and with
energy
3. Frederic Chopin
4. Poland
5. Mazurkas of Chopin
6. Czarist Russia

12. Nationalism in
century
th
20
☻Characteristics:
•Sudden emergence of advance
technology.
•The time of rise and improvement and
technology.