Although some fragments have a recognizable sound to me, I am sure that I have not ever listened to this particular piece. It reminds me to some melodies from the Disney movie, "Aladdin," but I would say it is only a coincidence of styles and they are completely different tunes. I am not very well-versed in classical music despite I really enjoy it. However, I already knew Tchaikovsky before doing this assignment. I have listened to specific fragments from some of his most famous works such as, "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and, "Romeo and Juliet.".
The comments on the YouTube link helped me in some way. Apart from the commentaries relative to nationalist issues or those related to hatred, semitism, or a hypothetical Slavic supremacy, I found some interesting musical clues. As far as I read, most of these musical comments discussed the relation between Mozart and this Russian genius. Some of the users suggested that Mozart's style was weak compared to Tchaikovsky's style. On the other hand, Mozart's defenders argued that at his time, the German composer disposed of a smaller orchestra. Apart from this comparison I did not find any other useful information. It is unquestionable that this piece transmits the kind of martial rhythm and strength that move an army while marching.
I checked first the comments on the YouTube link while listening because it was easy. Afterwards I also gathered information for other databases and websites. Firstly I looked up in the Grove-entry. In spite of the huge amount of information referred to Tchaikovsky's life itself and his main work and compositions, I could hardly find a mention of the Marche Slave in the passage of his life during 1866-1876, his first decade in Moscow. So, to be honest, the Grove-entry seems a magnificent database, it contains exhaustive details of Tchaikovsky's biography; however, it was not that useful when it comes to form an opinion on this particular piece.
Peter Tchaikovsky was born on May 7 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. ... Tchaikovsky was its first composition student. ... Tchaikovsky graduated two years later and was still hurt by Anton's harshness. ... Tchaikovsky's success was depending on the outcome of his piano concerto. ... Tchaikovsky composed his first opera in 1867 it was called Voyevoda. ...
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. ... When Tchaikovsky was ten, his mother took him to St. ... Tchaikovsky began writing music while in school. ... Tchaikovsky died in October of 1893. ... The Nutcracker is one of Tchaikovsky's most famous works. ...
Tchaikovsky's 6th and final symphony was, for me, a random choice when picking out a piece of music to study. ... I knew nothing of Tchaikovsky other than that, so it was sure to be something new to me. ... Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer born in 1840 and died in 1893 (5 Wiki). ... She loved Tchaikovsky's music and supported him financially for a number of years. ... To many, it was Tchaikovsky putting all his life's emotion into one piece. ...
Slaughter and Marche disagree on the role of women in the American household. ... Marche believes that "gender politics has nothing to do with it" (Marche 6). ... Marche recognizes that this is the case for most people. ... Slaughter and Marche also disagree on how gender inequality can be ended. ... Marche recognizes that in the fight for women's liberation it seems to be women against men, but "real liberation will not be one against the other, but both together" (Marche 11). ...
In him, there were none of the emotional complexities of Tchaikovsky, yet there were contradictions of his personality. ... Since Rachmaninoff's style was pretty much Russian, his music shows the influence of the idol of his youth, Tchaikovsky. He met Tchaikovsky in Moscow who became an important mentor and commissioned the teenage Rachmaninoff to arrange a piano transcription of the suite of his ballet "The Sleeping Beauty". ... In Tchaikovsky's, The Rite of Spring, written as a ballet, the premiere required a choreographer in order to put accompany the music with dance. ....
While returning to Klin from Warsaw a new scheme for a symphony came to Tchaikovsky. ... This idea or plan of the program for the symphony was Tchaikovsky's original idea. ... With Tchaikovsky's death coming nine days later after the premiere of the symphony in St. ... Then Tchaikovsky left the room and Modest shouted the word "pathetic- to his brother. ... Yurgenson, Tchaikovsky's publisher at the time, wrote a letter to which is preserved in the archive at Klin which shows that Tchaikovsky had thought of the name Pathetique at least a month in advance. ...
In this essay I would like to examine what effect these two issues had on two pieces of music by Tchaikovsky. ... Although all of those aspects were positive influences upon Tchaikovsky's life; the crisis lay in a sudden and very ill-considered marriage. ... Tchaikovsky made it plain that he did not love her; all he could offer was friendship and solicitude. ... The temptation to read a program into Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony is as old as the work itself. Since Nadezhda von Meck allowed Tchaikovsky to dedicate the symphony to her (without mentioning her name), and was contributin...
Peter Tchaikovsky is a name recognized by many and can easily be associated with many classical masterpieces. But Tchaikovsky to suffered from being bipolar and did at one time attempt suicide. ... But it is that cycle that caused Tchaikovsky to create so many inspiring and creative musical masterpieces. Bipolar disorder may have affected so many people throughout the years but it's because of this psychological disorder that we know such great individuals such as Poe, Van Gogh, and Tchaikovsky and their most beautiful and masterful works that have inspired and influenced so many gen...
Swan Lake Swan Lake is a ballet that consist of four acts. It is based from a German fairy tale. It contains music from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The first performance of Swan Lake was in Moscow at the Bolshoi Theater. It was held on May 4, 1877. The choreographer was Julius Reisinger. It was n...