Balakirev gives a more overtly misogynistic view of oriental women in Tamara. He had originally planned to write a Caucasan dance called a lezginka, modeled on Glinka, for this work. However, he discovered a poem by Mikhail Lermontov about the beautiful Tamara, who lived in a tower alongside the gorge of Daryal.Maes, 83. She lured travelers and allowed them to enjoy a night of sensual delights, only to kill them and throw their bodies into the River Terek.Maes, 83. Balakirev uses two specific codes endemic to orientalism in writing Tamara. The first code, based on obsessive rhythms, note repetitions, climactic effects and accelerated tempi, represents Dionysian intoxication. The second code, consisting of unpredictable rhythms, irregular phrasing and based on long passages with many repeat notes, augmented and diminished intervals and extended melismas, depict sensual longing. Not only did Balakirev use these codes extensively, but he also attempted to supercharge them further when he revised the orchestration of Tamara in 1898.Maes, 83.
Balakirev gives a more overtly misogynistic view of oriental women in Tamara He had originally planned to write a Caucasan dance called a lezginka modeled on Glinka for this work However he discovered a poem by Mikhail Lermontov about the beautiful Tamara who lived in a tower alongside the gorge of DaryalMaes 83 She lured travelers and allowed them to enjoy a night of sensual delights only to kill them and throw their bodies into the River TerekMaes 83 Balakirev uses two specific codes endemic to orientalism in writing Tamara The first code based on obsessive rhythms note repetitions climactic effects and accelerated tempi represents Dionysian intoxication The second code consisting of unpredictable rhythms irregular phrasing and based on long passages with many repeat notes augmented and diminished intervals and extended melismas depict sensual longing Not only did Balakirev use these codes extensively but he also attempted to supercharge them further when he revised the orchestration of Tamara in 1898Maes 83