Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff refers to Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), the Russian composer and pianist known for his lush, Romantic orchestral and piano works.
His Piano Concerto No. 2 and Rhapsody on a Parabola of Paganini remain concert staples.
The name often evokes technical virtuosity and sweeping emotional intensity: She played the Rachmaninoff with devastating power.
Also spelled Rachmaninov.
Solo-and-orchestra composition
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
rhapsody · nocturne · opus · orchestration · composition · manuscript · score · musical
Russia's capital city
- emigrePerson who fled homeland
- exileBanishment from homeland
- homelandOne's native land
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
Tchaikovsky · melancholy · birch · bells · chant · liturgy · vespers · motherland
Conducive to love
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- lushRichly abundant in growth
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
passion · dramatic · soulful · brooding · thunderous · film · soundtrack · Hollywood
Array of input keys
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- octavesEight-tone intervals
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
pedaling · interpretation · performance · recital · recording · Steinway · hands · span
Famed nineteenth-century violinist
- C-sharpEnharmonic to D-flat
- minorScale with lowered third
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
concerto
Solo-and-orchestra composition
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
sonata · rhapsody · nocturne · opus · orchestration · composition · manuscript · score · musical · romanticism
Moscow
Russia's capital city
Tchaikovsky · Slavic · melancholy · birch · bells · chant · liturgy · vespers · motherland · nostalgia
romantic
Conducive to love
grandeur · passion · dramatic · soulful · brooding · thunderous · film · soundtrack · Hollywood · Shine
keyboard
Array of input keys
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- octavesEight-tone intervals
- arpeggiosChord notes played individually
fingering · pedaling · interpretation · performance · recital · recording · Steinway · hands · span · velocity
Paganini
Famed nineteenth-century violinist
- C-sharpEnharmonic to D-flat
- minorScale with lowered third
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- European MusiciansBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms
- Russian CultureBolshoi, matryoshka, Kremlin, Hermitage, balalaika
- Classical Pianopiano, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin
RachmaninoffJohn Cage
Prepared piano inventor
minimalism · Philip Glass · atonality · serialism · Igor Stravinsky