Korsakov's Scheherazade: The Young Prince And The Young Princess

One of the other story Scheherazade tells is “The Young Prince and the Young Princess,” the third movement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. This movement encompasses a warm, tender opening and focuses on love. The prince falls in love with the princess and goes on a journey to find the princess. Like with the first movement, Rimsky-Korsakov uses different instrumentation, special effects, tempos, and dynamics to paint a picture of what it is like to have a strong affect toward another person. The first and second violins come in with the melody at 20:51, accompanied by the violas, cellos and basses. Both violin sections use sul D, on the D string, rather than on the A string. In general, stringed instruments on higher strings will produce a bright, somewhat nasally

When played on lower strings, on the contrary, stringed instruments have a darker, deeper, and sometimes richer tone. By playing the melody with a warm, lush tone, the tale of the prince falling in love embodies a traditional love story full of hope and dreams. The violin melody ends at 22:06 , while the new entrance of clarinet and supplemental bassoon pick up to progress the story, transitioning to the next theme as an interlude. Now, at 22:20 , the melody returns, this time with the cello and oboe. As the story progresses, effects like plucking and different harmonic color are added. The flute transitions as an interlude at 23:20, and the second violin brings the warm melody back, as the first violins copy the same motive as the clarinet and flute interlude. Once again, the melody is transferred back to the first violins, and, after repeating a motive three times at 24:20 , carries on to new thematic material. A new instrument is blended into the mix, percussion. This adds a new dimension of color. The tempo increases faster and brings a new exciting tale of love. The new thematic material is introduced with the clarinet, then played around with by flute, violins, and