ORCHESTRA IN OPERA-BALLET MLADA BY NIKOLAY A. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Abstract

The article is devoted to the specific character of orchestration of the operaballet Mlada by Nikolay A. Rimsky-Korsakov. The author  emphasizes the specific role of this work as a “creative laboratory”  for approbation of the new orchestral means of the composer. The  article proves that the score of Mlada influenced the development of  orchestration not only in Russian but also in the world tradition in  the context of expanding orchestral means, replenishment of  orchestral colors at the expense of new and non-standard (in  relation to the time of creation of the work) instruments. The  conclusion from the study is that the orchestra Mlada not only  contributed to the discovery of the richness of the sound of this  work, but also stimulated the development of the orchestra in many  respects, both in the works of Rimsky-Korsakov himself and among  the authors of the following generations.