Winter's Tale in Russian classical music. "Poets and composers about winter" Musical works on the theme of the first snow
Pictures of the changing seasons, the rustling of leaves, bird voices, the splashing of waves, the murmur of a stream, thunderclaps - all this can be conveyed in music. Many famous people were able to do this brilliantly: their musical works about nature became classics of the musical landscape.
Natural phenomena and musical sketches of flora and fauna appear in instrumental and piano works, vocal and choral works, and sometimes even in the form of program cycles.
“The Seasons” by A. Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi's four three-movement violin concertos dedicated to the seasons are without a doubt the most famous nature music works of the Baroque era. The poetic sonnets for the concerts are believed to have been written by the composer himself and express the musical meaning of each part.
Vivaldi conveys with his music the rumble of thunder, the sound of rain, the rustling of leaves, the trills of birds, the barking of dogs, the howling of the wind, and even the silence of an autumn night. Many of the composer's remarks in the score directly indicate one or another natural phenomenon that should be depicted.
Vivaldi “The Seasons” – “Winter”
"The Seasons" by J. Haydn
Joseph Haydn
The monumental oratorio “The Seasons” was a unique result of the composer’s creative activity and became a true masterpiece of classicism in music.
Four seasons are sequentially presented to the listener in 44 films. The heroes of the oratorio are rural residents (peasants, hunters). They know how to work and have fun, they have no time to indulge in despondency. People here are part of nature, they are involved in its annual cycle.
Haydn, like his predecessor, makes extensive use of the capabilities of different instruments to convey the sounds of nature, such as a summer thunderstorm, the chirping of grasshoppers and a chorus of frogs.
Haydn associates musical works about nature with the lives of people - they are almost always present in his “paintings”. So, for example, in the finale of the 103rd symphony, we seem to be in the forest and hear the signals of hunters, to depict which the composer resorts to a well-known means - . Listen:
Haydn Symphony No. 103 – finale
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“Seasons” by P. I. Tchaikovsky
The composer chose the genre of piano miniatures for his twelve months. But the piano alone is capable of conveying the colors of nature no worse than the choir and orchestra.
Here is the spring rejoicing of the lark, and the joyful awakening of the snowdrop, and the dreamy romance of white nights, and the song of a boatman rocking on the river waves, and the field work of peasants, and hound hunting, and the alarmingly sad autumn fading of nature.
Tchaikovsky “Seasons” – March – “Song of the Lark”
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“Carnival of Animals” by C. Saint-Saens
Among musical works about nature, Saint-Saëns’ “grand zoological fantasy” for chamber ensemble stands out. The frivolity of the idea determined the fate of the work: “Carnival,” the score of which Saint-Saëns even forbade publication during his lifetime, was performed in its entirety only among the composer’s friends.
The instrumental composition is original: in addition to strings and several wind instruments, it includes two pianos, a celesta and such a rare instrument in our time as a glass harmonica.
The cycle has 13 parts describing different animals, and a final part that combines all the numbers into a single piece. It’s funny that the composer also included novice pianists who diligently play scales among the animals.
The comic nature of “Carnival” is emphasized by numerous musical allusions and quotes. For example, “Turtles” perform Offenbach’s cancan, only slowed down several times, and the double bass in “Elephant” develops the theme of Berlioz’s “Ballet of the Sylphs”.
Saint-Saëns “Carnival of the Animals” – Swan
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Sea elements by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov
The Russian composer knew about the sea firsthand. As a midshipman, and then as a midshipman on the Almaz clipper, he made a long journey to the North American coast. His favorite sea images appear in many of his creations.
This is, for example, the theme of the “blue ocean-sea” in the opera “Sadko”. In just a few sounds the author conveys the hidden power of the ocean, and this motif permeates the entire opera.
The sea reigns both in the symphonic musical film “Sadko” and in the first part of the suite “Scheherazade” - “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship”, in which calm gives way to storm.
Rimsky-Korsakov “Sadko” – introduction “Ocean-sea blue”
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“The east was covered with a ruddy dawn...”
Another favorite theme of nature music is sunrise. Here two of the most famous morning themes immediately come to mind, having something in common with each other. Each in its own way accurately conveys the awakening of nature. This is the romantic “Morning” by E. Grieg and the solemn “Dawn on the Moscow River” by M. P. Mussorgsky.
In Grieg, the imitation of a shepherd's horn is picked up by string instruments, and then by the entire orchestra: the sun rises over the harsh fjords, and the murmur of a stream and the singing of birds are clearly heard in the music.
Mussorgsky's Dawn also begins with a shepherd's melody, the ringing of bells seems to be woven into the growing orchestral sound, and the sun rises higher and higher over the river, covering the water with golden ripples.
Mussorgsky – “Khovanshchina” – introduction “Dawn on the Moscow River”
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It is almost impossible to list everything in which the theme of nature is developed - this list will be too long. Here you can include concertos by Vivaldi (“Nightingale”, “Cuckoo”, “Night”), “Bird Trio” from Beethoven’s sixth symphony, “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Rimsky-Korsakov, “Goldfish” by Debussy, “Spring and Autumn” and “Winter road" by Sviridov and many other musical pictures of nature.
Creative work
- We are writing a script for the “First Snow” holiday.
Read the possible holiday plan options.
- Make your plan. Write it down.
PLAN:
1. The teacher announces the beginning of the holiday;
2. Pupils read poems about the first snow;
3. Musical fragment by P.I. Tchaikovsky “Seasons” (December).
4. Game “Don't let the snowflake fall”;
5. Riddles about snow;
6. “Dance of Snowflakes”;
7. Song “Hello, winter guest!”;
8. Final word.
9. Song “If only there were no winter.”
- Before writing a holiday script, you need to:
- write down the titles of the poems that will be used;
Poem by S. Zaichik “Early in the morning, with my mother”; poem by N. Voronov “First Snow”; poem “First Snow” by I. Melnichuk; poem by S. Gorodetsky “First Snow”; poem by I. Bunin “First Snow”; poem by I. Bursov “First Snow”; poem by G. Galin “Rime”; poem by S. Mikhalkov “White Poems”; poem by Martynas Vainilaitis “Snow Grandfather Near the House.”
- determine the musical fragments that will be played;
Musical fragment of Strauss's Waltz "Voices of Spring", musical fragment of P.I. Tchaikovsky “Seasons” (December).
- find additional material in the library or the Internet (fun tasks, games, songs about winter);
Game “Don't let the snowflake fall”, riddles about snow; “Dance of Snowflakes”; Russian folk song arranged by Y. Rimsky-Korsakov “Hello, winter guest!”; song “If only there were no winter.”
- write an introductory statement;
- distribute roles;
The presenter is the class teacher, the participants are students of our class.
- come up with dialogues.
Scenario for the holiday "First Snow"
Teacher:- Hello guys! Hello, our dear guests! We have finally completed the creative work of writing a holiday script about the first snow and have gathered today to present our joint work to you. So, the holiday begins!
(Children go on stage and stand in two rows. In the first row are the readers, in the second row are children with confetti in their hands, which they shower on the stage while the poems are being sung).
1. Students read, role-playing, S. Zaichik’s poem “Early in the morning, with my mother.”
Early in the morning, with my mother
Mashenka went out for a walk.
I looked around - very strange,
The city is simply unrecognizable.
Everything is covered in white-white
A slightly sparkling carpet,
Trees stand in silver
And under the white cap is a house.
-Mother! Mother! This is a fairytale?
For me or for everyone?
Maybe the colors have escaped into the forest?
-This, Masha, is the first snow.
2. The student reads N. Voronov’s poem “The First Snow.”
The first snow was very generous,
I just didn’t calculate the strength.
He came to our city at night,
And by morning I fell asleep, tired.
All the trees in the old park
Guarded the first dream.
And it seemed that it was no wonder
He chose this place.
Even the wind didn't dare
Here to break the silence,
Looked closer, turned around
And he rushed off into the heights.
3. The student reads I. Melnichuk’s poem “First Snow.”
In the trees, in the alleys
The snow flies whiter than flour,
Light-light, clean-clean,
Soft, fragile and fluffy.
We squeeze snow in our hands
And we throw snowballs.
The first snow is light snow,
He makes everyone so happy.
4. The student reads S. Gorodetsky’s poem “The First Snow.”
The month began to reckon with the Sun,
Who should get up first?
One two three four five,
The wind came out to fly,
He sent out winged birds,
Clouds of gray and shaggy.
The firmament has become fuzzy,
It snows day and night,
And between the clouds, under the window,
The Moon and the Sun are crying bitterly:
One two three four five.
Who will clear the clouds?
5. The student reads I. Bunin’s poem “The First Snow.”
It smelled like winter cold
To the fields and forests.
Light up bright purple
Before sunset the sky.
At night the storm raged,
And with dawn to the village,
To the ponds, to the deserted garden
The first snow started to fall.
And today over the wide
White tablecloth fields
We said goodbye belatedly
A string of geese.
6. A student reads I. Bursov’s poem “The First Snow.”
Look at this, guys.
Everything was covered with cotton wool!
And in response there was laughter:
- It was the first snow.
Only Lyuba disagrees:
- This is not a snowball at all -
Santa Claus brushed his teeth
And he scattered the powder.
Teacher:– All people perceive and even experience the arrival of winter differently, but the first snow cannot leave anyone indifferent, because everything around immediately transforms, becomes bright, clean, and festive. Applause to our guys.
And now we will listen to Tchaikovsky’s play from the “Seasons” cycle. "December". While listening to this work, try to remember the picture that you see in your mind.
Teacher:- Now, let's play a little.
7. Game "Don't let the snowflake fall".
Rules: The player takes a piece of cotton wool, throws it up and tries to keep it from falling by blowing on it. (to Strauss's Waltz "Voices of Spring")
8. Teacher:– Winter is often called “Winter Sorceress”. Why? What magical things happen in winter? (Children's answers are heard). Listen to the riddles and guess them:
A lingering song will calm the blizzard,
And he will cover the earth with a white tablecloth. (Snow)
On trees, on bushes
Flowers are falling from the sky.
White, fluffy,
Just not the scented ones. (Snow.)
White sugar,
White chalk,
It is known that he is also white.
It will fly like feathers in winter,
Sometimes you can't catch him. (Snow)
A white swarm curled and curled,
He sat down on the ground and became a mountain. (Snow.)
How the whites will cover everything,
We'll see you and me
Will fill up all the paths,
Houses, benches, thresholds. (Snow)
Winter has come, a miracle happened,
White fluff appeared out of nowhere. (Snow)
He came unexpectedly, surprised us all,
And for the guys, the desired white, delicate... (Snow.)
From the bag of heaven
Suddenly flour began to fall!
Everything around falls asleep -
Forest, fields, houses and meadow...
And as soon as you take it,
Yes, you will gain that torment...
You look, and she’s gone!
Only a wet trail remained.
What kind of strange torment is this?!
We won't see any pie! (Snow)
What kind of master is this?
Applied to glass
And leaves and grass,
And thickets of roses? (E. Blaginina. “Frost.”)
9. Teacher:
- What kind of through stars are they?
On a coat and on a scarf?
All through - cut-out,
And if you take it, there’s water in your hand
Guys: Snowflakes.
Teacher: The girls prepared a real “Snowflake Dance” for us. Meet!
10. The student reads G. Galin’s poem “Rime”.
Through the trees silvery
The veil was thrown over -
Snow-white, fluffy,
Lace beauty!
And the birch tree itself is sad
I couldn’t find out on my own -
So skillfully decorated
Winter tree branches...
11. The student reads S. Mikhalkov’s poem “White Poems”.
The snow is spinning
The snow is falling -
Snow! Snow! Snow!
The beast and the bird are glad to see the snow
And, of course, a person!
Happy gray tits:
Birds are freezing in the cold,
Snow fell - frost fell!
The cat washes its nose with snow.
The puppy has a black back
White snowflakes are melting.
The sidewalks are covered in snow,
Everything around is white and white:
Snow-snow-snowfall!
Enough work for shovels,
For shovels and scrapers,
For large trucks.
The snow is spinning
The snow is falling -
Snow! Snow! Snow!
The beast and the bird are glad to see the snow
And, of course, a person!
Only the janitor
Only the janitor
Speaks:
- I am this Tuesday
I will never forget!
Snowfall is a disaster for us!
The scraper scrapes all day long,
The broom sweeps all day long.
A hundred sweats left me,
And everything is white again!
Snow! Snow! Snow!
12. The student reads the poem “Snow Grandfather Near the House” by Martynas Vainilaitis.
Snowy grandfather near the house
Dressed in a snow coat.
He groans all over the area,
He calls his girlfriend.
We began to run at full speed
Sculpt a snow woman.
And she said: “Boredom!”
No granddaughter, no grandson!
We blinded and grandchildren -
Little snowmen.
13. Children perform a Russian folk song arranged by Y. Rimsky-Korsakov “Hello, winter guest!”
Hello, winter guest!
We ask for mercy -
Sing songs of the North
Through forests and fields.
We have freedom!
Walk anywhere,
Build bridges across rivers
And lay out the carpets.
We will never get used to it,4 (79.45%) from 73 voters
The change of seasons is a theme that from time immemorial has attracted the attention of artists working in various forms of art. Meanwhile, musicians, as well as poets, often interpret it in a philosophical manner, drawing a parallel between objective weather changes and the subjective feeling of the transience of human life.
They pay special attention to winter, depicting it as the last stage of existence before going into oblivion. In their imagination, with the onset of winter, the earth falls under the power of destructive elements, and from the depths of the human subconscious the black forces of universal loneliness creep out. However, there are authors who perceive winter cheerfully, finding in it a source of such pleasures as sleigh rides, masquerades, New Year's Eve, Maslenitsa celebrations...
Let's try to trace the path along which composers of the 18th-20th centuries moved, depicting winter in their instrumental opuses. The dominance of “pure music” in these works in most cases forces the authors to direct the associative thinking of performers and listeners in the right direction with the help of preliminary texts. For these purposes, they often use poetic epigraphs or titles, occasionally indicating the connection of their music with any specific plot (libretto, script).
XVIII century
“Winter is hard, but moments of joy
Sometimes they soften her harsh face...
How happy is the one whom warmth and light
She sheltered her native hearth from the winter cold, -
Let the snow and the wind be angry there, outside...” - these lines are included in the sonnet, which precedes one of the most famous works of classical music dedicated to winter. They are the program for Antonio Vivaldi’s fourth violin concerto, which concludes his four-movement cycle “The Seasons”.
A. Vivaldi (1678–1741) is the largest representative of Italian music of the high baroque era. In his instrumental concerts, in particular in “Winter,” the principles of program symphony, which a hundred years later would be embodied in Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony,” were brilliantly anticipated. In the 19th century they were developed by romantic composers, and in the 20th century by the impressionists.
The themes of the three-movement violin concerto “Winter” by A. Vivaldi are unusually clear, concrete, emotional and melodic in Italian style. Anxiety and sublime enlightenment, dramatic tension and the charm of peace are replaced in this work so talentedly that even after the end of listening they continue to excite the imagination. It is also important that the musical language of this work echoes the language of the best works of the authors of the 20th century, created in line with neoclassicism. That is why any of the violin concertos combined by A. Vivaldi into the “Seasons” cycle is currently in demand by listeners.
19th century
“I no longer live in myself, I am part of what I see,” these lines from a poem by J. Byron, which were often quoted by the greatest romantic composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886), can be an epigraph to many of his works created during a period of creative flourishing. The final edition of “Etudes of Higher Performance”, a cycle consisting of 12 virtuoso plays, the final of which is “Blizzard,” belongs to this time. This composition makes us remember the composer’s amazing confession: “... some vague, but very real relationship, an inexplicable but true relationship, has been established between me and natural phenomena.”
In the above-mentioned sketch, the author clearly embodies the romantic idea of a proud and suffering personality, finding an echo of his own tossing in natural phenomena. Compositionally, this is expressed quite clearly: in the composition one can clearly hear the interdependence of the melody-recitation, which bears the imprint of a personal tragedy, and the texture, depicting the surrounding world, engulfed in a snowy whirlwind. All this was done so skillfully and talentedly that it gives reason to consider “Blizzard” one of the most striking musical sketches of the romantic era.
In Russian music of the 19th century, perhaps the most interesting pages dedicated to winter belong to the pen of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). His attitude towards this time of year was already evident in his first symphony, created at the age of 26. Two parts of this work have programmatic titles: “Dreams on a Winter Road” and “Gloomy Land, Foggy Land.” In none of the next five symphonies will Tchaikovsky decide to resort to words, since even without this his inner life will be in plain sight for everyone. Meanwhile, the very first fragment of the author’s first symphony indicates that we have before us a composer of a lyrical direction. In this regard, it is significant that, already a recognized master, Tchaikovsky wrote: “A symphony... the most lyrical of all musical forms... Shouldn’t it express everything for which there are no words, but what asks from the soul and what wants to be expressed."
Many researchers of P. Tchaikovsky’s work associate the images of his first symphony with the paintings of I. Levitan. It is known that the second part of the symphony was created by the composer under the impression of his trip along Lake Ladoga to the island of Valaam and a trip to the Imatra Falls in the summer of 1860. It is significant that in both parts of this work the image of a winter road running along a gloomy region merges with the lyrical reflections of the hero. About this work, art critic G. Sherikhova writes: “Tchaikovsky begins his first symphony with the most delicate watercolor, complementing it with subtle pen strokes... Through this unsteady drawing of nature, the unprotected beauty of the living human soul shines through, for which every rough intrusion is as destructive as for the natural peace."
P. Tchaikovsky creates no less visual pictures of winter in the piano cycle “The Seasons,” where a piece with a literary epigraph is dedicated to each month. Thus, January (“At the Fireplace”) is preceded by A. Pushkin’s lines from the poem “The Dreamer” (1815):
And a peaceful corner
The night has dressed itself in darkness,
The fire in the fireplace goes out,
And the candle burned out.
February - “Maslenitsa” - lines by P. Vyazemsky from the poem “Maslenitsa on the Other Side” (1853):
Soon Maslenitsa is brisk
A wide feast will begin.
December - “Christmas time” - words from V. Zhukovsky’s ballad “Svetlana” (1811):
Once on Epiphany evening
The girls wondered:
A shoe behind the gate,
They took it off their feet and threw it away.
These plays are a kind of catalog of the author's musical language. “At the Fireplace” is a composition in which the confidential intonations characteristic of the composer’s operatic arias can be traced. “Maslenitsa” bears the imprint of the author’s symphonic scherzos, and “Christmastide” is one of the most captivating waltzes for which P. Tchaikovsky is so famous.
Another instrumental waltz that has become the calling card of the Russian genius in the last decade is the “Snow Flake Waltz” from the ballet “The Nutcracker.” The talent of the outstanding artist Andrei Shemyakin (b. 1943) contributed to a new surge of interest in this work: he, together with conductor Valery Gergiev, staged a new production of “The Nutcracker” at the Mariinsky Theater in 2001. In it, A. Shemyakin not only immersed the audience in the bizarre and terrible world of images of Hoffmann’s fairy tale, but also confronted him with the fact of outright “sacrilege” - he released “snowflakes” onto the stage, dressed in black tights, dotted with dazzling white mugs. As a result, the artist achieved an incredible visual effect: against the dark background of the scenery, the outlines of the dancers’ figures seemed to dissolve, and the “snowballs” scattered across their clothes sparkled and swirled, creating the illusion of a blizzard of unimaginable beauty. Shemyakin said that the image of black snowflakes was born to him after he saw a snow whirlwind through the window against the background of the night sky.
Composers of the Russian school have always been close to the images of the fatal element that dominates human life, and in the paintings of winter they found a worthy embodiment for them. In the list of works related to this topic, one can fully include Rachmaninov’s etude-painting in E flat minor op. 33, Scriabin's study in F sharp major op. 42, blizzard scene from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “Kashchei the Immortal”.
Meanwhile, there is a work dedicated to the seasons, in which winter found its devoted admirer. We are talking about Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936) and his ballet “The Seasons” (1900), conceived in the spirit of performances at the French court of the 16th-17th centuries. Glazunov's talent as a “musical painter” brightly illuminated this entire work, but was revealed with particular force when describing the images of winter. It is known that N. L. Rimsky-Korsakov, the author of the operas “The Snow Maiden” and “The Night Before Christmas,” after the rehearsal of Glazunov’s first film “The Seasons,” said: “This is one of the best winters in Russian music!” In this regard, I would like to quote the words of A. Glazunov, written by him in Paris shortly before his death: “There was no snow...”, “I miss the northern winter, you won’t get snow here...”, “It’s a pity that I won’t see the northern winter again.” and the sleigh, which I really miss!”
The founder of impressionism in European music was Claude Debussy (1862–1918), a French composer and music critic. A convinced pantheist, he repeatedly voiced his creative credo: “the beauty of nature can excite the artistic imagination of a composer.”
Debussy's need to convey in sounds the changing state of nature and the magical colors of its elusive beauty pushed the composer to search for new means of expression. This affected not only the musical language in the narrow sense of the word, but also the images themselves, which in his works are full of various symbolism. The author’s goal is to excite the imagination of listeners, directing it into the sphere of all kinds of associations. A clear illustration of this is his prelude “Steps in the Snow.” The theme of the play is “a frozen step, as if “frozen” into the texture, which hypnotizes the listener, does not let go of his attention, forcing him to continuously watch how the trajectory of the mournful path along the snow-covered plain is drawn and lost in the distance” (E. Denisov). Many researchers believe that this degree of concentration of expressiveness elevates the motif of “Steps” to the level of “allegory of Time and Fate.”
Unlike “Steps in the Snow,” which is considered perhaps the most mysterious and strange prelude by C. Debussy, his play “The Snow is Dancing” from the “Children’s Corner” suite is clear and understandable. Complementing the author’s series of various toccatas, it is notable for its unusual impressionistic coloring, which “allows it to be classified as one of the most interesting and innovative pages of the cycle.” The piano writing of the play “Snow is Dancing” is transparent and elegant, which is most likely due to the “childish” nature of this music. In style it is close to the clavier works of composers of the 17th century, in particular the miniatures of L. Couperin (1626–1661).
XX century
The music of the outstanding Russian composer Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998), created for the film based on Pushkin’s story “Blizzard,” is also associated with images of winter. The orchestral suite, compiled by the author in 1974 from the music for this film, brought its author popular love. Of this work, “Waltz” is the most popular - it perfectly matches the spirit of Pushkin’s story, revealing the innocence of its heroes, who are characterized by an integral, harmonious perception of life.
Target: Create conditions for nurturing a sense of love for nature, poetry, and music.
Tasks:
Educational. Competently and emotionally analyze a piece of music, be able to listen to music and perform it. Continue mastering the musical language and its means of expression. Introduce children to the sound of the world around them through music.
Educational. Foster a culture of listening, the ability to respond emotionally to a piece of music. Strengthen interest in music. Continue to teach to listen, peer, and think about the music. Develop creativity in children.
Developmental. Develop skills in determining the mood of music. Ability to sing intonationally clean and rhythmically accurate.
Age audience: students 9-10 years old
Technical equipment: Music center, video projector, synthesizer, screen.
Musical instruments: piano, synthesizer, violin, guitar
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Lecture - concert
"Music of Winter"
Target: Create conditions for nurturing a sense of love for nature, poetry, and music.
Tasks:
Educational.Competently and emotionally analyze a piece of music, be able to listen to music and perform it. Continue mastering the musical language and its means of expression. Introduce children to the sound of the world around them through music.
Educational. Foster a culture of listening, the ability to respond emotionally to a piece of music. Strengthen interest in music. Continue to teach to listen, peer, and think about the music. Develop creativity in children.
Developmental. Develop skills in determining the mood of music. Ability to sing intonationally clean and rhythmically accurate.
Age audience: students 9-10 years old
Technical equipment:Music center, video projector, synthesizer, screen.
Musical instruments:piano, synthesizer, violin, guitar
Plan
I. 1. Poems about winter.
2. Conversation about winter (questions).
3. Listening to the music of A. Vivaldi and P. Tchaikovsky, performance by children's music school students.
4.Questions.
II. Performance of the song.
III. Bottom line.
Accompanying material:
Presentation with paintings by Levitan, Shishkin, Monet. Portraits of composers with the names of composers A. Vivaldi, P. Tchaikovsky.
Progress of the lecture-concert
Children enter the classroom to the music(Sounds like “Blizzard” by G. Sviridov.)
Greeting: “Hello, guys!”
Poems about winter.
Winter sings, calls, the shaggy forest is lulled by the ringing of the pine forest
All around, gray clouds float to a distant land with deep melancholy
And a snowstorm spreads across the yard like a silk carpet, but it is painfully cold.
(S. Yesenin)
Have you guessed what our lesson is about today?(Slide 2)
Theme: “Music of Winter”
What kind of winter did you imagine while listening to poetry?
What sounds can you hear in winter?(The creaking of snow, the sound of ice, the sound of the wind, the howl of a blizzard)
What colors can you use to paint winter?(Sparkling, sunny, gray, soft)
Raise your hand, those who love winter?
Now look how the artists depicted winter.
(Slideshow with images of winter. Slides 3,4,5,6)
The paintings are captivating with their breadth, scope, and joyful bloom of colors. The sky is green with gold and pink clouds. The trees are dressed in fur coats and hats.
The artists masterfully depicted the transitional state of nature. Loose, whitish-gray snow, dark brown puddles, lead-gray sky, brown-gray tone well conveys the warmer, humid air, the atmosphere of the thaw. Small houses, rickety fences - all this against the background of winter colors, winter.
Artists have depicted the same time of year in different ways. Why do you think?
By depicting this or that state of nature, the artist thereby expresses his attitude. He doesn't just blindly copy what he sees. Through the picture he conveys his inner state.
What means of expression did the artists use?
At first glance, nature in winter is monotonous, all snow and cold. But no, then a bitter frost will strike, then a thaw...
And what a winter day is different, sometimes sparkling, sunny, ringing, sometimes grey, soft, quiet.
Perhaps winter is the most magical time of the year. She gives us the most favorite holidays, the most fun activities, the most interesting fairy tales on long mysterious evenings.
Before we start listening to music, I want to remind you that music is a special country, not everyone is given the opportunity to enter its wonderful magical world. It will open its fabulous gates only to the most attentive listener. Our guests are guys from the music school.
1. I suggest listening to Tchaikovsky's play "An Old French Song" performed byKondratovich Nasty.(Slide 7)
What is the mood of the music?
What picture did the composer paint for us?(Children's answers)
What paints did you use?
2. Now let’s listen to another piece called “Winter Lullaby” and he will perform itRakovskaya Arina.(Slide 8)
3. Everyone hears winter differently. This is how Antonio Vivaldi painted this time of year through music. The composer wrote an epigraph to his work:
The road spreads like a frosty surface,
And a man with cold feet.
Trampling the path, chattering teeth,
Runs to warm up at least a little.
The first part of A. Vivaldi’s concert from the cycle “The Seasons” “Winter” sounds. (Slide 9)
Liked?
What is winter like in a Vivaldi concert?(Children's answers)
What's the pace? (Fast)
Dynamics? (Loud, intensifies and fades)
What picture can you compare the mood of this piece of music with?
(Slide 10)
Who performs the music?(String instruments and harpsichord)
Name the stringed instruments.(Violin, cello, viola, double bass)
(Slide 11)
Tell me, with what holiday does winter come to us?(New Year)
What time is it on the clock when it arrives?
4. Listen to the play “The Clock” performed by Tsokurova Ilya.
(Slide 12)
Well, New Year, of course, means songs, dances and fun.
There was an old dance called “Mazurka”.
5. Listen to the piece for violin and piano “Mazurka” performed by Tanya Semirikova.
(Slide 13)
Bourre is also an ancient dance, listen to it performed by a guitar duo.
6. Guitar Ensemble "Burre"
And, of course, who is the main character at the winter festival?(Father Frost)
What is the character of Santa Claus?
(Slide 14)
6. Listen to how Robert Schumann portrayed him.
(Slide 15)
The play “Father Frost” is performed by E. S. Svezhentseva.
What is the nature of the music here?(Answers)
Now compare this play with the song “Bells”(Slide 16)
7. The vocal duet Semirikova T., Vazhenina A. performs.
The beauty of nature, the change of seasons, and each of them - autumn, winter, spring and summer - is unique and special. They have always been a source of inspiration for poets, musicians, artists! This is how different people saw and depicted the same time of year in different ways. The musicians also felt the same time of year - winter - in different ways and expressed their feelings through music.
Performance of the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”
Let's remember the song about winter together and try to express our attitude towards it. Performing the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.”
(Slides 17,18)
III.
Lesson summary, summary.
Every person is an artist at heart. The beauty of life, touching the human soul, gives birth to a melody or picture in it. Using musical colors, composers create musical pictures, poets paint their images of winter with rhyme, artists paint their own, so we find similarities and differences in the works. All creativity and works of art are the creation of human hands.
What means of expression did poets, artists, and composers use? Name the common ones.
What works about winter were heard in class today?
Name the poets, artists, composers whose works we learned today.
Our lesson dedicated to the wonderful time of year is over. While walking, look at nature through the eyes of Yesenin, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Shishkin, Levitan. Thank you for the lesson!