Johan Nijs
Matreshka
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Johan Nijs
Matreshka
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Johan Nijs
- Series Entertainment
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Scherzando Music Publishers
- Order no. DH1293-06-010S
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Description:
For more than a hundred years, the matreshka dolls have been a traditional trademark of Russia. The story behind these dolls is that many years ago, a little Russian girl, Olga, got lost in a forest. When her older sister finally found her, she said, ?Let me hold you. ? Next, their mother also arrived, and said, ?Let me hold you both. ? Subsequently, the grandmother joined them, and said, ?Let me hold you all. ? As a result of this story, these popular ?nesting dolls? came into being. The work Matreshka consists of originally-composed themes. The first theme, reminiscent of a Russian hymn, is followed by another theme in a typically Russian style. A slow passage forms the transition to the final, energetic movement ? this Russian troika in two-four time starts slowly and ends very exuberantly. A great piece of Russian exuberance that will delight any audience.