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Fall Semester presentation. MUSIC 1010 – 045. Sergei RACHMANINOFF. Composer, pianist, and conductor. Sergei vasilievich Rachmaninoff’S. EARLY LIFE Born in April 1873. Novgorod Governorate, Old Russian Empire administrative division. Romanticism in classical music.

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  1. Fall Semester presentation MUSIC 1010 – 045

  2. Sergei RACHMANINOFF Composer, pianist, and conductor.

  3. Sergei vasilievichRachmaninoff’S EARLY LIFE Born in April 1873. Novgorod Governorate, Old Russian Empire administrative division. Romanticism in classical music.

  4. Born to a wealthy family… Lands in Russia Appreciation for Music

  5. Growing up… Piano lessons as a boy Moved to St. Petersburg Conservatories Moscow

  6. Accomplishments: Degree in Piano Gold Medal in Composition Symphony No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Masterpieces Symphony No. 2 Piano Concert No. 3 Got married

  7. Talent on tour American Tour United States Left Russia European Tour Precision and clarity Hands of a Legend Prodigious

  8. COMPOSITION HISTORYpiano concerto no.2Third movement • Composed between 1900 – 1901 • Started performance in Moscow, Dec. 1900 • Incomplete initial concerto • Ziloti • Taneev • Formidable performance • Complete concerto Oct. 27th, 1901 • Leipzig Gewandhaus, Nikisch • London • Sapellnikov

  9. LISTENING GUIDE Rachmaninoff’s piano concerto twoThird movement • Orchestra Introduction • Allegro Scherzando • Florid Counterpoint • Arpeggio • Pizzicato • Moderato Tempo • Forte • Largo • Maestoso • Motif • Crescendo Presto

  10. French Horns • Violins • Timbre • Cymbals • Clarinets • Forte • Staccato Pizzicato • Vivace • Coda

  11. Sonatina • Exposition, Recapitulation, and Coda • First Theme • Cadenza • A-B-A-C-A • Light Allegro Scherzando • Theme I, II • Trill notes

  12. Recapitulation • Presto • Fugue • Theme II • Rachmaninoff’s trait elements • Chord figurations • Augmentation

  13. Early Influences Rimsky Korsakov Tchaikovsky

  14. His passing Beverly Hills, California 28th of March, 1943

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  16. Works cited • "IMDb: Most Popular People Born In "Semyonovo/ Novgorod Governorate/ Russian Empire [now Russia]"." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_place=Semyonovo,%20Novgo • "Novgorod Governorate (Meaning of)." Online Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Novgorod%20Governorate>. • "Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian Composer, Pianist and Conductor." The Invisible Mentor - Your ideal mentor is virtually in the palm of your hands. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2013. <http://theinvisiblementor.com/wisdom-wednesdays-sergei-rachmaninoff-russian-composer-pianist-and-conductor/>. • "Tchaikovsky Research : Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)." Tchaikovsky Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2013. <http://www.tchaikovsky-research.net/en/people/rachmaninoff_sergei.html#n03>. • All images found on images tab from Google website.

  17. REFERENCES • John Culshaw, Rachmaninoff: The Man and His Music (New York: Oxford University Press, 1950), p. 81. • Patrick Piggott, Rachmaninov Orchestral Music (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1974), p. 48. • Slenczynska, Ruth. “The Performer’s Corner: The Opening of the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto,” Clavier, vol. XII, no. 7 (October, 1973), p. 18. • Victor I. Seroff, Rachmaninoff (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950), p. 78.

  18. BIBLIOGRAPHY • Abraham, Gerald E. H. On Russian Music. Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1939 (reprint, 1970). • Anderson, W. R. Rachmaninov and his Pianoforte Concertos: A Brief sketch of the Composer and his style. London: Hinrichsen Edition Limited. • Bertensson, Sergei and Jay Leyda. Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music. New York: New York University Press, 1956. • Cooke, James Francis. Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. Philadelphia, PA: Theo. Presser Co., 1913.

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