I have chosen Tchaikovsky’s overture (1812) as it recalls few of the most eventful wars stories. My favorite part is between 12:04 to 12:11 which is ‘The cannon’ and sounds like booms, five times. He wrote it for Napoleon’s army for September 1812, in order to save the battle of Borodino. Tchaikovsky composed it on request by Rubinstein. He composed it in six weeks; the flamboyance of the composition is in its finale. The music of this work starts with a deep orthodox hymn with a troarion of the holy cross. Further Tchaikovsky has put object trouve upon four violas and eight 8 cellos (Barbour).
The composition is developed as a source of celebration for Russian victory. It starts with church chorus, showing religious cohesion; then anthem telling the pride of nations; drums depicting the boldness in fight; bells as source of joy celebrations; and the end with Cannons, telling about strength completion [Literary Structures 81].
His work continued to be popular with audiences and contemporary orchestra because it consists of rhythmic pulses and innate ballet melody, simple quick defense. Tchaikovsky himself disliked the overture greatly but got a positive response from the audience (The 1812 overture).
In 20th century, latest musical technologies have brought freedom to all sort of music. Musicians such as Claude Debussy for serialism; Bela Bartouk known for miraculous mandarin with drama and glitz; Penderecki for roman requiem mass and Mozart from Austria who brought change to history by creating Symphony and Strong Quartet. Similarly, Wagner and his Fascism are on top of the list today (Top 10 composers). Tchaikovsky’s music was introspective, plangent and modal-sounding; it was famous for its strong emotions and romanticism. His unexpected hits still have an impact in musical nationalism (Tchaikovsky and his contemporaries).
Nationalist music today is even a piece of art and musical romanticism today; it has the same theme but now it is heavily equipped with latest technology and spreads rapidly through media.
Works Cited
Mihailovic, Alexar. Tchaikovsky and his contemporaries: a centennial symposium. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1999. Print.
"The 1812 Overture: the hit that Tchaikovsky hated Read more. Web. 14 Feb. 2016. <http://www.classicfm.com/composers/tchaikovsky/guides/1812-hated hit/#zl8ZElSUsFaU9fHU.97>.
Barbour, Jessica . "The 1812 Overture: an attempted narration." OUPblog. 20 Aug. 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2016.<http://blog.oup.com/2013/08/1812-overture-tchaikovsky-romantic music/>.
"Top 10 Composers Who Embody Nationalism." listverse. 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 14 Feb. 2016. <http://listverse.com/2010/04/19/top-10-composers-who-embody-nationalism/>.
