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Capriccio Espangol, Op. 34

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. (Leipzig, M.P. Belaieff, 1887).

 

 


 

 

Essential Questions & Information about Capriccio Espagnol

 

What cultural and historical facts to do we know about the song?

    Rimsky-Korsakov wrote this piece in 1887. It is based in Spanish folk melodies.

 

 

 

 

What is the song like when sounded by traditional instruments/voices?

It is a full orchestra composition with five movements. There are different themes throughout the piece, though none are known to be officially authentic.

 

 

 

 

How is the song taught traditionally?

Traditionally it is taught the same way other standard orchestra pieces are rehearsed.

 

 

 

 

How does Capriccio Espagnol mean for people who live in Spain today?

The title indicates that it was written with Spanish influencing themes, not necessarily that they are all authentic old tunes form Spain.

 

 

 

What does Capriccio Espagnol mean to people from Spain or people whose families are from Spain who live in our community today?

A person from this country would probably not find this work especially significant, the themes are based on Spanish folk tunes which aren't the predominant musical preference of people in Spain, let alone people from Spain that live in America.

 

 

 

How we can play the song in a way that illustrates what we’ve learned about how a person can reflect and respect a song and the people who own it and think it important?

Play the song as authentically as possible by understanding that the themes may not necessarily be authentic, but may have certain characteristics of Spanish folk music music that should be played as well as possible by the performers.

 

 

 

 

Print Sources

 

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Website Sources

Source Name Page # Quote

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capriccio_Espagnol
http://imslp.org/wiki/Spanish_Capriccio,_Op.34_%28Rimsky-Korsakov,_Nikolay%29

http://www.jstor.org/pss/915953

http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/?fuseaction=composition&composition_id=2101

   

 

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Video Sources

 

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwHpjftBhMg
   

 

 

Sources Used

 

Source Name Location Description
http://imslp.org/wiki/Spanish_Capriccio,_Op.34_%28Rimsky-Korsakov,_Nikolay%29
  Performances, Scores, Recordings

 

 

Performances

 

Orchestra Name Month-Year School-Location

Conductor-Teacher
New York Philharmonic
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Flight of the Bumblebee
   
       

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