Event details
Mar
19
Friends of PUL Small Talk with Simon Morrison: "Tchaikovsky: Imperial Composer"
From an inauspicious childhood in a Ural Mountain mining town, Tchaikovsky grew up to become one of the most known composers of the Russian Empire. How? And what made his career outstanding? In part, good fortune: interest in his music from civic officials, Slavophile ideologues, Tsar Alexander III and his court in St Petersburg.
Join the Friends of Princeton University Library and Professor Simon Morrison as he details how Tchaikovsky became an imperial composer, borrowing from and contributing to the musical traditions of Ukraine, Poland and Georgia. But he wasn’t a nationalist: His “Russia” was cosmopolitan, encompassing the music and culture of France, Germany, Italy and Scandinavia. His “Russia” pursued the beautiful, while "the real Russia" – the Russia of conquests, subjugations, and expulsions – did not. The Russia of the composer existed only in his art.
Current Friends of PUL members are invited to attend in person. Dress code for The Nassau Club is business casual.
Not a member yet? Join today!
The presentation will also be available by Zoom for non-members.
Regisration is required. Please select the appropriate registration type below. Due to limited capacity, membership status will be checked after registration.
Join the Friends of Princeton University Library and Professor Simon Morrison as he details how Tchaikovsky became an imperial composer, borrowing from and contributing to the musical traditions of Ukraine, Poland and Georgia. But he wasn’t a nationalist: His “Russia” was cosmopolitan, encompassing the music and culture of France, Germany, Italy and Scandinavia. His “Russia” pursued the beautiful, while "the real Russia" – the Russia of conquests, subjugations, and expulsions – did not. The Russia of the composer existed only in his art.
Current Friends of PUL members are invited to attend in person. Dress code for The Nassau Club is business casual.
Not a member yet? Join today!
The presentation will also be available by Zoom for non-members.
Regisration is required. Please select the appropriate registration type below. Due to limited capacity, membership status will be checked after registration.
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