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SemesLer resenLauon
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Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin
8orn uecember 16, 1932 ln Moscow.
Marrled Maya llseLskaya ln 1938, a 8usslan 8alleL
uancer.
SpeclallsL ln 8usslan lolk Muslc, buL lncorporaLed !azz
and op ln hls muslc.
vlrLuoso planlsL and organlsL.
Composed over 123 works ln hls career.
Highlight Overview
1961 noL Cnly Love Cpera - cancelled aer lLs
premlere.
1967 Carmen SulLe
1968 8efused Lo slgn an open leuer ln supporL of Lhe
lnvaslon Lroops from Lhe Warsaw acL.
1972 Anna karenlna
Chalrman of Lhe Composers' Assoclauon of Lhe
8usslan lederauon.
Succeeded umlLrl ShosLakovlch aL ShosLakovlch's
wlshes and slnce 1989, he has been Lhe honorary
presldenL.
Not Only Love An Opera
Wrluen ln Shchedrln's early 20s.
World remlere 1961 ln Moscow.
Cancelled aer Lhe premlere.
ConcepL was a mlddle-aged
woman falllng for a 17-year-old
boy.
Shchedrln felL lL falled because
Lhe dlrecLor wasn'L courageous
enough Lo use a mlddle-aged
woman. Pe used a younger
woman.
Carmen Suite A Ballet
Wrluen by Shchedrln aL Lhe requesL of hls
wlfe, Maya.
8ased on Lhe opera Carmen" by Ceorges
8lzeL.
Arranged for sLrlngs and percusslon.
Crlglnally banned by Lhe SovleL unlon as lL
was consldered dlsrespecuul: Lo Lhe opera.
8ecome hls besL known work and has had
much success ln Lhe WesL.
A hlghly enLerLalnlng reLelllng of 8lzeL's
opera.
Anna Karina A Ballet
World remlere ln 1972.
8ased on Leo 1olsLoy's famous novel.
Choreographed by Shchedrln's wlfe Maya,
who also sLarred ln Lhe balleL.
Life as a Composer
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6 Cperas
3 8alleLs
Cver 123 Composluons

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1rles Lo be lnLeresung when
composlng.
Pe looks rsL Lo Lhe reacuon of Lhe
orchesLra on lf Lhey llke a plece.
Aer LhaL, he looks Lo Lhe
audlence.
Pe doesn'L look Lo Lhe reacuon of
Lhe crluc.
Pe wanLs muslcal power over Lhe
audlence and Lhe orchesLra.
1976 CorrespondenL member of Lhe 8avarlan Academy of llne ArLs
1983 Ponorary member of Lhe Academy of llne ArLs of Lhe Cu8
1984 8eclplenL of Lhe Lenln rlze
1983 Ponorary member of Lhe "lnLernauonal Muslc Councll"
1989 Member of Lhe 8erlln Academy of ArLs
1992 8usslan SLaLe rlze
1993 umlLrl SchosLakowlLsch rlze and CrysLal Awards, World Lconomlc lorum, uavos
1997 Ponorary professor aL Lhe Moscow ConservaLory
2001 llnal nomlnauon forL Lhe "Crammy Awards" for Lhe besL conLemporary composluon ("ConcerLo CanLablle")
2002 "Composer of Lhe ?ear" of Lhe lusburgh Symphony CrchesLra and Medal for Servlce Lo Lhe 8usslan sLaLe
2003 Ponorary professor aL Lhe SL eLersburg SLaLe ConservaLory
2007 "Crder of merlL of Lhe 8usslan lederauon" second degree
2008 Ponorary professor aL Lhe CenLral ConservaLory of Muslc ln 8el[lng and 1he Cerman Muslc Award "Lcho
klasslk 2008" for Lhe choral opera "8oyarlna Morozova" ln Lhe caLegory "Cpera recordlng of Lhe year - xx-xxl
cenLury"
2009 1he 8usslan 1heaLre Award Colden Mask" ln Lhe caLegory 8esL composluonal work for opera" for Lhe
opera "1he LnchanLed Wanderer"
2010 nomlnauon for Lhe Crammy 2011" ln Lhe caLegory 8esL Classlcal ConLemporary Composluon" (A
Composer's Award) for Lhe opera "1he LnchanLed Wanderer"
2012 ,Moscow Award ln LlLeraLure and Lhe ArLs 2012 for Lhe 8usslan choral opera ,8oyarlna Morozova and
Awarded wlLh Lhe 8usslan Crder lor MerlL Lo Lhe laLherland" 4Lh Class
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Bibliography
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hup://www.slkorskl.de/340/en/shchedrln_rodlon.hLml
hup://www.shchedrln.de
hup://www.kcsLudlo.com/shchedrln3.hLml
hup://www.LhearLsdesk.com/classlcal-muslc/LhearLsdesk-qa-composer-rodlon-shchedrln

Mlscellaneous phoLographs from Lhe lnLerneL

Naughty Limericks Concerto for Orchestra
naughLy Llmerlcks was composed when 8odlon
Shchedrln was 30 years old and was one of Lhe earllesL
of hls works Lo be performed ouLslde hls counLry. lL
was glven lLs rsL performance ln SepLember 1963 by
Lhe Moscow 8adlo Symphony. WalLer Pendle
conducLed Lhe nauonal Symphony CrchesLra's rsL
performance of Lhls work ln 1967. Cf lnLeresL ls when
WalLer Pendle conducLed aL nSC for Lhe rsL
performance of Lhe plece, he sLopped and lndlcaLed
LhaL accordlng Lo a noLe ln Lhe plece Lhe end, may be
performed aL Lhe opuon of Lhe conducLor, ln Lhe evenL
of a publlc success-aL whlch ume Lhe audlence
erupLed ln applause. lL ls now a permanenL concluslon.

lL has been bllled as Mlschlevous ulmes" or
Mlschlevous Melodles".

0:00
Music starts out with harmony of multiple instruments in a fast paced. The piccolo at 0:14 is very sing-
songy. Reminiscent of a bird singing.
0:45
The music melds miscellaneous instruments to create an arc. Then goes into the lower sounds
creating some drama.
1:42 Drums are being beat and there are little snippets of sound then it sounds like trumpets begin to play.
2:28 A high-energy sound is created by strings, with harmony being played.
3:30 A beat created by brass with some tapping in the background increases the dynamics.
4:16
The background instruments slow down the beat, then other instruments come back in and increase
the tempo.
5:17
There are quite a few different instruments playing all together to let you know that something is
reaching a climactic point.
6:04 Increase in the rhythmic energy and keeps steady for approximately :25 until it crests.
6:42 Staccato sounds, then builds to the arc with multiple instruments playing.
7:35 Reminiscent of circus music. The way the beats are put together.
8:08
The drums are playing in the background, increasing the speed of the piece, going faster and faster
until it stops, then one last beat after a pause.
Naughty Limericks Concerto for Orchestra
In the Style of Albeniz, Op. 52 for Violin and Piano
1he plece was composed when Mr. Shchedrln was
aL Lhe Moscow ConservaLory sLudylng
composluons and plano. 1he sLrucLure of Lhe
plece ls A8A form. Mr. Shchedrln wroLe Lhe plece
when he was 20 years old. Shchedrln dedlcaLed
Lhe plece Lo hls fuLure wlfe. lL was orlglnally one
of a seL of Len pleces LhaL was wrluen for solo
plano. lL has also been Lranscrlbed for cello and
also plano and LrumpeL.

1he plece has a Spanlsh alr, remlnlscenL of Lango
dance muslc.

0:00
The music starts with the piano playing the first part of the piece. The sounds are
similar to a dum, dum, da, da, da, dum. At approximately 0:12 the violin enters.
The music has high intensity.
0:49
The rhythm speeds up to a fast rhythm using the same harmony as before.The
violin plays a long note prior to next increase.
1:02
The music goes down the scale both with the piano and the violin. Then pauses
briefly and goes back to the same melody as before.
1:57
The music progresses into a tango dance music. The violin and the piano mesh to
do a few "steps", then slows down for what I imagine to be a slow and close dance
number, then the music increases in intensity to the crest.
3:02
The violin appears to be plucking at the strings. Then the piano joins in. The speed
starts to increase.
4:07
The music starts to build intensity, the same notes as the beginning, when it crests
and goes back up and down the scale.
In the Style of Albeniz, Op. 52 for Violin and Piano
The End.

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