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Context around Korsakov

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rimsky 17×

Often after:

chopped 1× announced 1×

Sentence patterns with Korsakov

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admitted rimsky korsakov s orchestration 1× and rimsky korsakov 1× and rimsky korsakov both use 1× and rimsky korsakov is retained 1× and rimsky korsakov s 1× editors rimsky korsakov and glazunov 1× korsakov announced his 1× korsakov was also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also both died 1× although much of 1× another ballet sheherazade 1× despite the skill 1× he was replaced 1× i orchestrated by 1×

Common sentence endings:

and rimsky korsakov 1× by vaslav nijinsky 1× calmer more balanced 1× control not data 1× for public use 1× in composition history 1×

Words around Korsakov

Just before it in the word index:

korsakoff 2 korsah 2 kors 32 korry 2 korro 2 korriban 2

Just after it in the word index:

korsch 7 korselt 2 korsh 5 korshunova 2 korski 4 korsmo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abra 34 accies 34 accommodative 34 acerbic 34 achebe 34 actualise 34

Corpus analysis for Korsakov

  • In this selection, "korsakov" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rimsky, chopped and announced stand out and add context to how "korsakov" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admitted rimsky korsakov s orchestration and and rimsky korsakov. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "korsakov" sits close to words such as abra, accies and accommodative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with korsakov

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov both use the gong. (8 words)

One of Rimsky-Korsakov's most lyrical works. (8 words)

No such reservations, though, with the final work, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnole. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite the skill and efforts of editors Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov, the opera is still episodic and dramatically static, a problem of which the composer himself was aware when he embarked on composition (see quote above in "Composition History"). (39 words)

Another ballet, Sheherazade, choreographed by Michel Fokine in 1910 to music by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, is a story involving a shah's wife and her illicit relations with a Golden Slave, originally played by Vaslav Nijinsky. (36 words)

Igor Buketoff (1997) The American conductor Igor Buketoff created a version in which he removed most of Rimsky-Korsakov's additions and reorchestrations, and fleshed out some other parts of Mussorgsky's original orchestration. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Rimsky-Korsakov and Stasov went to Borodin's home, collected his scores, and brought them to Rimsky-Korsakov's house.

Williams’s witty arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee had all the buzzing activity galumphing around in the bass.

No such reservations, though, with the final work, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnole.

The orchestra is then on full virtuosic display, featuring the enchanting music of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, conjuring up images of the sea, a storm, and a young Persian prince and princess.

Also, both died before finishing their operas, leaving the task of completion, editing, and orchestration in both cases to Rimsky-Korsakov.

Although much of the material composed or orchestrated by Glazunov and Rimsky-Korsakov is retained, there are additions culled from the unpublished vocal score by Pavel Lamm, orchestrated and linked by Faliek.

Another ballet, Sheherazade, choreographed by Michel Fokine in 1910 to music by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, is a story involving a shah's wife and her illicit relations with a Golden Slave, originally played by Vaslav Nijinsky.

Despite the skill and efforts of editors Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov, the opera is still episodic and dramatically static, a problem of which the composer himself was aware when he embarked on composition (see quote above in "Composition History").

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He was replaced by Korsakov, who perhaps was even more sympathetic to the plight of the Siberian exiles.

However, he also felt that Rimsky-Korsakov chopped up the melodic lines too much and, by blending melody and subvoices, may have subverted much of Mussorgsky's intent.

Igor Buketoff (1997) The American conductor Igor Buketoff created a version in which he removed most of Rimsky-Korsakov's additions and reorchestrations, and fleshed out some other parts of Mussorgsky's original orchestration.

I orchestrated by memory, act by act. Then I compared my orchestration with those of Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

I placed Mussorgsky's piano arrangement in front of me and then two scores—Mussorgsky's and Rimsky-Korsakov's.

Korsakov announced his new method and machines in September 1832; rather than seeking patents, he offered the machines for public use.

Korsakov was also related to Bakunin, Bakunin's brother Paul having married his cousin.

Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov both use the gong.

One of Rimsky-Korsakov's most lyrical works.

Prior uses of machine readable media, such as those above (other than Korsakov), had been for control, not data.

Shostakovich admitted Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestration was more colorful than his own and used brighter timbres.

Shostakovich also felt that Rimsky-Korsakov did not use the orchestra flexibly enough to follow the characters' mood changes, instead making the orchestra calmer, more balanced.

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