César Antonovich Cui (1835–1918)
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César Antonovich Cui (Це́зарь Анто́нович Кюи́ )(1835–1918)
1. What do we need to know about this composer?
Possible answers . . .
- French father; Lithuanian mother.
- A young officer in the engineering corps of the Russian army recruited by Balakirev to join the “Russian Five.”
- Criticized as being amateurish in his music composition. Best known as a critic.
- Songs are elegant, graceful, and conservative— not particularly Russian sounding. A blend of Chopin and Schumann.
2. Name a song composition by this composer.
Possible answers . . .
Tsarskosel’skaya statuya (Царскосельская статуя)
Zdes’siren’tak bistro uvyadaet (Здесь сирень так быстро увядает)
Sozhzhyonnoe pis’o (Сожжённое письмо)
Khristós voskrés (Христос воскрес)
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This selection is called: “Tsarskosel’skaya statuya (Царскосельская статуя)”
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This selection is called: “Zdes’siren’tak bistro uvyadaet (Здесь сирень так быстро увядает)”
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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This selection is called: “Sozhzhyonnoe pis’o (Сожжённое письмо)”
[Click here for TRANSLATION ]
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This selection is called: “Khristós voskrés (Христос воскрес)”
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