The composer of this piece wrote to his patron that it would be "without artistic merit, because I wrote it without warmth or love."
The composer of this piece wrote to his patron that it would be "without artistic merit, because I wrote it without warmth or love." Near the climax, the orchestra plays a unison-octave descending C-B-flat-A-flat-G figure which is then developed before the music suddenly slows to the opening Largo tempo, just before the bells enter. In the middle of this piece, the flute and clarinet join over a tambourine accompaniment in a variation on the folk song "U vorot," and this work opens as cellos and violas imitate the chanting of priests. A fragment of "La Marseillaise" represents an approaching army, and this work is often paired with the same composer's Marche Slave, which like this piece quotes "God Save the Tsar." For 10 points, name this orchestral work which calls for cannon shots, composed in anniversary of the Russians defeating Napoleon by Peter Tchaikovsky.
The composer of this piece wrote to his patron that it would be "without artistic merit, because I wrote it without warmth or love."
1812 Overture [or Festive Overture: The Year 1812 or equivalents]