Alexander Neevsky's Fourth Movement
It is fair to say that every piece of composition has a hidden significance behind it as well as a certain impact on the listeners. Alexander Nevsky's fourth movement Arise, Ye Russian People, composed by the famous Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev, was a cantata (vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment) designed to fit the film directed by Sergei Eisenstein on the thirteenth-century Russian hero Alexander Nevsky. Although this movement is relatively short, but the music as a whole was extremely powerful, and by powerful I mean the feeling of strong sense of nationalism and heroism as a listener. The coordination of the chorus and the instruments used in Alexander Nevsky's fourth movement has a great impact on the piece as
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Prokofiev used the ternary from, or the ABA form throughout the piece. The first A section of the music, which is until measure thirty-three, is a tense and powerful part. The high pitch that came out as the chorus sings make people feel nervous and inspired. The B section, which is from measure thirty-four to measure sixty-five, was changed from Eb to D major. It is a softer and the more romantic part of the song if the texts doesn't exist. Although the high pitch sounds are lowered down, the song is still powerful due to the texts and the chorus. Then the last section of the piece, which is from measure sixty-six to measure ninety, it is like a summarize for the entirely music. Similar to the first section, the chorus suddenly changes from the a softer and slower sound as well as the instrumental accompaniments in section B and went back straight to section A, which contends a high pitch just like the first section. To my surprise, the ABA form as a whole empowers the composition. The sudden drop in section B and later back to section A is the one that matter the most. With section A going in an upward direction and a dramatic drop down in section B and finally raise back to the upward position at section A, the changes of the high and low pitches make the theme of the piece very
Prokofiev used the ternary from, or the ABA form throughout the piece. The first A section of the music, which is until measure thirty-three, is a tense and powerful part. The high pitch that came out as the chorus sings make people feel nervous and inspired. The B section, which is from measure thirty-four to measure sixty-five, was changed from Eb to D major. It is a softer and the more romantic part of the song if the texts doesn't exist. Although the high pitch sounds are lowered down, the song is still powerful due to the texts and the chorus. Then the last section of the piece, which is from measure sixty-six to measure ninety, it is like a summarize for the entirely music. Similar to the first section, the chorus suddenly changes from the a softer and slower sound as well as the instrumental accompaniments in section B and went back straight to section A, which contends a high pitch just like the first section. To my surprise, the ABA form as a whole empowers the composition. The sudden drop in section B and later back to section A is the one that matter the most. With section A going in an upward direction and a dramatic drop down in section B and finally raise back to the upward position at section A, the changes of the high and low pitches make the theme of the piece very