How do you use Godunov in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like czar or tsar.
Godunov in a sentence
Using Godunov
- Useful related words include: boris godunov, boris fyodorovich godunov, czar, tsar.
- In the example corpus, godunov often appears in combinations such as: boris godunov, by godunov, godunov and.
Context around Godunov
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Godunov
- In this selection, "godunov" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boris, shares, 1874 and featured stand out and add context to how "godunov" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include boris godunov has seldom and boris godunov s борис. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "godunov" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with godunov
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Initial performances of Boris Godunov featured significant cuts. (8 words)
Eduard Nápravník conducted the premiere of Boris Godunov (1874). (9 words)
The Pretender calls those persecuted by Godunov to his side. (10 words)
Boris Godunov has seldom been performed in either of the two forms left by the composer, Oldani (1982: p. 7) frequently being subjected to cuts, recomposition, re-orchestration, transposition of scenes, or conflation of the original and revised versions. (39 words)
An investigation, ordered by Godunov and carried out by Prince Vasiliy Shuysky, determines that the Tsarevich, while playing with a knife, had an epileptic seizure, fell, and died from a self-inflicted wound to the throat. (36 words)
Painting by Vasily Perov During the reign of Tsar Fyodor I his brother-in-law Boris Godunov contacted the Ecumenical Patriarch, who "was much embarrassed for want of funds," Karl August von Hase. (33 words)
Example sentences (17)
Abraham (1985: p. 66) For many, Boris Godunov is the greatest of all Russian operas because of its originality, drama, and characterization, regardless of any cosmetic imperfections it may possess.
Among major operas, Boris Godunov shares with Giuseppe Verdi 's Don Carlos (1867) the distinction of having an extremely complex creative history, as well as a great wealth of alternative material.
An investigation, ordered by Godunov and carried out by Prince Vasiliy Shuysky, determines that the Tsarevich, while playing with a knife, had an epileptic seizure, fell, and died from a self-inflicted wound to the throat.
Boris Godunov has seldom been performed in either of the two forms left by the composer, Oldani (1982: p. 7) frequently being subjected to cuts, recomposition, re-orchestration, transposition of scenes, or conflation of the original and revised versions.
Boris Godunov 's (Борис Годунов) reign ended in chaos, civil war combined with foreign intrusion, devastation of many cities and depopulation of the rural regions.
But having arranged the new revision of Boris Godunov, I had not destroyed its original form, had not painted out the old frescoes forever.
Eduard Nápravník conducted the premiere of Boris Godunov (1874).
His lasting contribution to the Russian literature was a trilogy of historical dramas, modelled after Pushkin 's Boris Godunov.
Initial performances of Boris Godunov featured significant cuts.
In Taruskin (1993: p. 109) Reviews of the premiere performance of Boris Godunov were for the most part hostile.
Mussorgsky completed only one opera, but Boris Godunov proved to be inspiration for generations of Russian composers on account of its uniquely nationalist character.
Note: Musicologists do not agree on the terms used to refer to the two authorial versions of Boris Godunov.
Painting by Vasily Perov During the reign of Tsar Fyodor I his brother-in-law Boris Godunov contacted the Ecumenical Patriarch, who "was much embarrassed for want of funds," Karl August von Hase.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky wrote in a letter to his brother Modest : "I have studied Boris Godunov and The Demon thoroughly.
The early Romanovs were generally accepted by the population as in-laws of Ivan the Terrible and viewed as innocent martyrs of Godunov's wrath.
The Pretender calls those persecuted by Godunov to his side.
This period also marks the creation of two new characters, the deserters Skula and Yeroshka, who have much in common with the rogue monks Varlaam and Misail in Boris Godunov.
Common combinations with godunov
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- boris godunov 14×
- by godunov 2×
- godunov and 2×