Analysis Of Borodin And His "String Quartet No.2"

Folk music which created in 1920s is an important component of Romanticism music in Europe. In order to express the national tendency, to show national pride for national freedom and independence, ethnic music composers often used their own folk songs, dance music for materials, or to adopt their own legend, and epic hero of the story as a content creation; or to describe the beauty nature of motherland. This is the common characteristic in Nationalism music. When in the second half of the 19th century in Russia, appeared "Russian Five" represented by non-professional musicians drew extraordinary attention. And a member of the Borodin belonged to one of the most talented composers.Borodin was in the College of Surgeons, a professor of chemistry, he not only engaged in teaching and scientific research, but also indulged in music. In 1862, he became acquainted with the composer Balakirev, is committed to the development of Russia's accession to the folk music of the "Russian Five."Borodin musical creations are relatively less, creative extremely slowly. However, his works are still involved in various fields of music genres, according to the Russian critics say, "Borodin's talent, whether in the symphony, or opera, String Quartet, Romance, are all powerful and extraordinary." Two representatives of his Symphonies are Symphonic Poem" Prairie Central Asia " and " Igor Wang" which was not completed during his life. "Hero" and "epic" can be a very good summary of the main content of the works of Borodin. The only two of the String Quartets in his life are all well-known as the mellow melodies. The "String Quartet No.2" only cost two months to complete in the summer of 1881. Borodin used this String Quartet as the gift to his wife for the twentieth anniversary of engaging to marry him. As the third movement of the chapter are most well-known and existing many kinds of written materials, but less written materials of other movements, so here I would like to focus on the first chapter of the music.