In an early opera from this country, the aria "May the terrible jaws of Hades open wide" is sung by Testor as he transforms a forest grove into a desert.
In an early opera from this country, the aria "May the terrible jaws of Hades open wide" is sung by Testor as he transforms a forest grove into a desert. Three-bar phrases played in moto perpetuo alternate with a slow bridal song in the first orchestral work from this country based entirely on native music. The earliest known explication of the circle of fifths appears in a 17th-century treatise from this country, titled A Grammar of Musical Singing. During his decades of service to its court, Francesco Araja wrote the opera Cephal and Procrys in its native language. The de facto founder of modern classical music in this country composed an anthem known as the Patriotic Song, which was long mistaken for the closing chorus of an opera in which Susanin intentionally leads a Polish army away from one of its rulers. For 10 points, name this country whose folk dances inspired Kamarinskaya, by Mikhail Glinka.
In an early opera from this country, the aria "May the terrible jaws of Hades open wide" is sung by Testor as he transforms a forest grove into a desert.
Russia [or Rossiya; accept Russian Empire]