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The paper presents the compositions De Profundis for solo accordion, Et Exspecto for solo accordion and In Croce for accordion and cello, by one of the today’s highly appreciated composers, Sofia Gubaidulina. De Profundis is the first work by Gubaidulina for solo accordion, composed in 1978. In this work, Gubaidulina changed the ordinary sound of the accordion that she encountered in the Russian folk music, so that the sound of the accordion acquired a brand new dimension. Et Exspecto is the composition written in 1985 and has five movements. The composer expresses herself through different techniques and effects: air release valve, fast passages, tremolos, moving and static clusters, clusters by a trembling hand with a vibrato effect, etc. In Croce is a composition written in 1979 for cello and organ dedicated to the cellist Vladimir Tonkha. Gubaidulina, together with the accordion professor and artist Elsbeth Moser, rearranged In Croce for cello and accordion in 1991. The composition rests on specific crisscrossing of melodic lines, and it creates a visual impression of a cross with the listeners.

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Catherine II’s the early reign of Oleg: Sarti, Canobbio and Pashkevich working towards an ideal

Muzikologija ◽

10.2298/muz1620015g ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 15-30

Author(s):

Anna Giust

Keyword(s):

Folk Music ◽

Ancient Greek ◽

To Receive ◽

Folk Elements ◽

Russian Folk Music

This paper focuses on Catherine II?s The Early Reign of Oleg (1790) as a demonstrative performance of the sovereign?s policy. In the context of Catherine?s early nationalistic pride and her ?Greek project?, the performance is understood as a synthesis embodying in music the vision of Russia as an Empire ready to receive the heritage of Byzantium, thanks to Sarti?s use of modes combined with the Russian folk elements introduced by Canobbio and Pashkevich. In this context, Nikolay L?vov represents the joining link, having theorized that Russian folk music originated from ancient Greek music.

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Dmitri Pokrovsky and the Russian Folk Music Revival Movement

Retuning Culture ◽

10.1515/9780822397885-002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 14-36

Keyword(s):

Folk Music ◽

Folk Music Revival ◽

Revival Movement ◽

Russian Folk Music

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