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Night on Bald Mountain......Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
Prince Igor......Alexander Borodin
Firebird Suite......Igor Stravinski
If any classical music should be considered Progressive is the Russian Nationalist Movement (Late Romantic/Early Modern) because:
1.- They broke with the mainstream that came from Europe.
2.- They refused to play popular music like Waltzes (There's an anecdote about the Mighty Handfull, who were forced to play in a public park during Russian winter because they refused to play Strauss in the Viena Court, even when they were offered very big bucks).
3.- They were considered extremely complex for their era.
4.- Almost all the world (Except Russia) hated their music during their life time.
5.- They gave extreme importance to the concept.
Does it sounds familiar?
Iván
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