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On the travels of Russian composers in Italy and Spain and the musical travelogues (Case studies of P.I. Tchaikovsky and M.I. Glinka)

1) Kalutskov Vladimir Nikolaevich 2) Mkrtchian Diana Grachevna

1) DSc in Geographical, Professor of the Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, Moscow, v.kalutskov@yandex.ru 2) Graduate student of the Faculty of Journalismat the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, Moscow, dianana1911@gmail.com

Abstract

The article introduces the concept of the travels and examines its differences from the literary travelogue. The theme is explored through the musical travelogues of Russian composers P.I. Tchaikovsky and M.I. Glinka in Italy and Spain, analyzing the composersʼ interactions with the sound and musical landscapes of these coun-tries. The influence of local culture on the composers' creativity and their engage-ment with musical sites and literary traditions are discussed. It examines how travel stimulated the creation of famous musical works and influenced the development of Russian musical culture. On the other hand, the musical travelogues of major com-posers contributed to the development of the musical landscape of cities and re-gions.

Keywords

musical travelogue; literary travelogue; soundscape; musical landscape; musical place.

For citing: Kalutskov V.N., Mkrtchian D.G. (2025) On the travels of Russian composers in Italy and Spain and the musical travelogues (Case studies of P.I. Tchaikovsky and M.I. Glinka). Human being: Image and essence. Humanitarian aspects. Moscow. INION RAN.Vol. 1 (61). pp. 77-92. DOI: 10.31249/chel/2025.01.06

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