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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Who is this fine man?

Russian composer Capriccio Espagnol Russian Easter Festival

Overture The Flight of the

Bumblebees

Member of “The Five” An "authentically

Russian” movement “To create music that is

closer to the native soil, than the classic academy”

Early Life

March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908

Born in Tikhvin 100 miles east of Saint

PetersburgAristocratic familyStarted playing the

piano at age 6Started composing at

age 10Pursued a naval

career

Life Continued

Private lessons with Mily Balakirev

Untrained musician; sought assistance from Tchaikovsky Advised him to study

Homeschooled himself Looked down upon

by fellow nationalists

110 works

His Works

Believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music Employed Russian folk

song and lore Harmonic, melodic, and

rhythmic elements Orientalism

Avoided traditional Western compositional methods Fantasia on Serbian Theme

s Ideas shifted after he

began his homeschooling Appreciated and

implemented non-Russian techniques

Scheherazade

Work Cited

"Basic Repertoire List - Rimsky-Korsakoff (Rimsky-Korsakov)." Classical Net. Web. 07 Nov. 2010. <http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/rimsky-korsakov.php>.

"Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Classical Archives." Listen to Classical Music on Classical Archives: Home. Web. 06 Nov. 2010. http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/3231.html#tvf=tracks&tv=about

"The Creative Legacy of N. Rimsky-Korsakov." Право и Интернет. Law & Internet Research (Russia). Информационное право, право телекоммуникаций, регулирование Интернета, информационных технологий и электронной коммерции, интеллектуальная собственность, художественная галерея. Cyberspase Law, Computer. Web. 07 Nov. 2010. <http://www.russianlaw.net/RK/creative.htm>.