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| Russian Nationalism in Music | ||
| This site encapsulates the rise of nationalism in Russian music during the nineteenth century. ( http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/national.html ) | ||
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| Music and Nationalism | ||
| This site reviews many of the nationalist composers of the nineteenth century in including Smetana, Sibelius, and Verdi. The site also includes some sound files of their works. ( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/NATMUSIC.html ) | ||
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| Czech National Revival | ||
| This site reviews the dramatic changes in the Czech area that influenced the music of Bedřich Smetana. ( http://www.country-studies.com/czech-republic/national-revival.html ) | ||
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| Bedřich Smetana | ||
| This site includes a biography of Smetana as well as sound files from two of his works. ( http://members.tripod.com/~Nash_K/main.html ) | ||
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| The Moldau | ||
| This site excerpts Smetana's notes on the piece and well-described musical examples via sound files. ( http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/5825/moldau.htm ) | ||
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| Composers of Bohemia | ||
| This site discusses composers from the Bohemian region of Europe including Smetana, Dvořák, and Janacek. ( http://members.aol.com/abelard2/bohemia.htm ) | ||
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| Modest Musorgsky | ||
| This site offers information on Modest Musorgsky, a prominent composer in the Russian nationalist nradition of the later nineteenth century. ( http://www.maurice-abravanel.com/mussorgsky_english.html ) | ||
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| The Mighty Handful | ||
| This site focuses on the "Mighty Handful" of Russian Nationalist composers in the later nineteenth century, with individual biographies and information on their style of composition. ( http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~ebrulf/hand.html ) | ||
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