Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer who started practising music at a young age. Throughout his youth, he played the piano, sang in choirs and after graduating from Saint Petersburg school of Law he went on to study music. Tchaikovsky was working as a professor in harmony and theory when he wrote his first ballet, Swan Lake. Swan Lake was composed in 1875 and fit the mold of pieces from the Romantic era, Swan Lake was through composed form following a powerful storyline.
During the Romantic Era there was a shift towards strophic and through composed form that brings out emotional response in the listener. Story lines in the music was popular with freedom of form and design which let the composer attach more personal aspects as …show more content…
20 Act IV Scene the use of forte and dissonance create powerful feelings of fear and paint pictures of nature. Starting out there is a lack of harmony and the notes in the strings are moving rapidly in an ascending pattern that creates the sense of turmoil. The use of the dynamic piano is compellingly used because it creates anticipation in the listener. Later the tension is resolved when the melody shifts to clarinet and everything else dies away and the melody sounds sweet and hopeful. The melody builds from there and ends with a very strong cadence. From there a very dissonant, dramatic melody starts up that paints the picture of being caught outside in a storm and the use of the cymbal and timpani help escalate the feeling. The cycle through the feelings of turmoil, hopefulness and then turmoil again relate to the storyline of the Prince at the dance only thinking of the Princess, thinking that he has found her and then releasing that he did not. The ending escalate in the emotion goes along with the ending fight that ensues when the sorcerer tries to get the Prince to follow through on his promise to marry his daughter Throughout all the movements of Swan Lake Tchaikovsky very effectively pulls emotions from the listener while telling a story. Swan Lake is true to the Romantic style with the use of the story line and strophic style. Throughout all of the movements there is repeating themes and melodies. It also incorporates the themes that the Romantic composers where interested in which includes fairy tales, storytelling, the nature of love and the use of the fuller sound of the orchestra to
During the Romantic Era there was a shift towards strophic and through composed form that brings out emotional response in the listener. Story lines in the music was popular with freedom of form and design which let the composer attach more personal aspects as …show more content…
20 Act IV Scene the use of forte and dissonance create powerful feelings of fear and paint pictures of nature. Starting out there is a lack of harmony and the notes in the strings are moving rapidly in an ascending pattern that creates the sense of turmoil. The use of the dynamic piano is compellingly used because it creates anticipation in the listener. Later the tension is resolved when the melody shifts to clarinet and everything else dies away and the melody sounds sweet and hopeful. The melody builds from there and ends with a very strong cadence. From there a very dissonant, dramatic melody starts up that paints the picture of being caught outside in a storm and the use of the cymbal and timpani help escalate the feeling. The cycle through the feelings of turmoil, hopefulness and then turmoil again relate to the storyline of the Prince at the dance only thinking of the Princess, thinking that he has found her and then releasing that he did not. The ending escalate in the emotion goes along with the ending fight that ensues when the sorcerer tries to get the Prince to follow through on his promise to marry his daughter Throughout all the movements of Swan Lake Tchaikovsky very effectively pulls emotions from the listener while telling a story. Swan Lake is true to the Romantic style with the use of the story line and strophic style. Throughout all of the movements there is repeating themes and melodies. It also incorporates the themes that the Romantic composers where interested in which includes fairy tales, storytelling, the nature of love and the use of the fuller sound of the orchestra to