Brandt, AnthonyLavenda, Richard2017-08-022017-08-022017-052017-04-24May 2017Tennikova-Satral, Daria Mikhailovna. "Three Scenes for Symphony Orchestra." (2017) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96182">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96182</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96182Three Scenes for Symphony Orchestra is a triptych of character pieces, each of which my personal vision of the three popular genres: a march, a song and a dance. Each of the movements also has a connection to a specific national character. The march represents the Ancient Rome during the glorious times of Julius Caesar’s s rule. It portrays a triumphant procession of Caesar and his legions. The second movement is a vision of Russian serfs singing while performing labor in the fields or rowing a boat. The melancholy nature of the melody refers to the protyazhnaja genre in Russian folk tradition. The third movement represents a sunny nation of Ukraine. Its cheerful character and strong national flavor is expressed though the fast-paced rhythms and particular accent patterns of this famous national dance- Gopak.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Orchestra, MusicThesis2017-08-02