Svadebka /
In his composition Les Noces (Svadebka), Stravinsky pictures the ceremony of a traditional Russian country wedding. The music, with its fast pace and intricate rhythmic structures, presents the composer's greatest choreographic challenge and Jiri Kylián finds the theme an intriguing one: "...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Russian |
| Language Notes: | Sung in Russian. |
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Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany :
Monarda Arts,
1987.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In his composition Les Noces (Svadebka), Stravinsky pictures the ceremony of a traditional Russian country wedding. The music, with its fast pace and intricate rhythmic structures, presents the composer's greatest choreographic challenge and Jiri Kylián finds the theme an intriguing one: "Marriage is very strange, but also beautiful. In Russia, especially, it used to be rather mysterious as well, above all for the bride." This performance was recorded in studio. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed January 04, 2022). For four soloists, SATB chorus, 6 percussionists, and 4 pianists. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (25 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:24:31 |
| Production Credits: | Choreography by: Jiří Kylián ; music by Igor Stravinsky. |