A string theme and a flute theme mingle in the third movement to depict the love between a young Prince and Princess, while the central character is represented by a solo violin theme introduced in the first movement, "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship."
The composer suggested that "one might see a fight" in the second movement of this work with the appearance of a martial theme. He originally intended to title the movements Prelude, Ballade, Adagio, and Finale, and Michael Fokine later adapted the music into a ballet. It opens with a gruff bass motif which emphasizes four notes of a descending whole-tone scale: E-D-C-A-sharp, and this work closes by depicting an encounter with a bronze horseman on a cliff. A string theme and a flute theme mingle in the third movement to depict the love between a young Prince and Princess, while the central character is represented by a solo violin theme introduced in the first movement, "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship." For 10 points, identify this symphonic suite by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on A Thousand and One Nights.
The composer suggested that "one might see a fight" in the second movement of this work with the appearance of a martial theme.
{Scheherazade}