Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s book on the “Principles” of this discipline describes a phase in which the young composer “puts his entire faith in percussion instruments, believing that the beauty of sound emanates entirely from” them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this discipline, the art of assigning parts to different instruments in a large ensemble.
ANSWER: orchestration [accept instrumentation; accept Principles of Orchestration; accept Osnovi orkyestrovki; prompt on arrangement or arranging]
[10m] In Principles of Orchestration, Rimsky-Korsakov analyzes this piece of his to demonstrate the benefits of doubling violins with high woodwinds. This piece’s movements include two Alboradas and a “Fandango Asturiano.”
ANSWER: Capriccio Espagnol [or Capriccio on Spanish Themes; or Kaprichchio na ispanskie temy]
[10h] Rimsky-Korsakov’s own orchestrations include passages from this composer’s opera William Ratcliff. In a review, this composer lambasted Rachmaninoff’s first symphony.
ANSWER: César Cui (“KYOO-ee”) [or César Antonovich Cui]
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