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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


Born
in Tihvin, Russian Federation
March 18, 1844

Died
June 21, 1908

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Traditional folk music heavily influenced operas and orchestral works of Russian composer Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov.

With Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov, he his student, completed an opera.


This member of the group, known as "the five," mastered. His best-known Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade constitute staples of the classical repertoire alongside suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade exemplifies his frequent use of fairy tale and subjects.

Rimsky-Korsakov as fellow Mily Balakirev and critic Vladimir Stasov developed a classical nationalistic style. This style employed song and lore alongside exotic harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic elements i
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My Musical Life

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Scheherazade, Op. 35

4.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1932 — 31 editions
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Flight of the Bumble Bee Ri...

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Trombone Concerto - Trombone

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