Born: 18 March 1844; Tikhvin, Russia
Died: 21 June 1908; Lubensk, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Occupation: composer
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, born on 18 March 1844 and died on 21
June 1908, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.
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| Rimsky-Korsakov's birthplace, Tikhvin |
He
was a master of orchestration and his most famous orchestral works such as
Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic
suite Scheherazade are staples of the classical music repertoire, and
Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects.
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| Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Rimsky-Korsakov, who had a conviction in the development of a nationalistic style of classical music, employed Russian folk song and folklore along with exotic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements, and avoided traditional Western compositional methods.
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| Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova, wife of the composer |
However, he came to appreciate Western musical techniques after he
became a professor of musical composition, harmony, and orchestration at the
Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1871.
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| Saint Petersburg Conservatory |
Rimsky-Korsakov
left a considerable body of original Russian nationalist works.
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| Rimsky-Korsakov monument, Saint Petersburg |
His
influence on younger composers was especially important, because he was a
transitional figure between the autodidactism exemplified by Glinka and The
Five, and professionally trained composers which will be the standard in Russia
by the end of the 19th century.
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| The Five |
While
his style was based on those of Glinka, Balakirev, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt
and, for a brief period, Wagner, he transmitted this style directly to his
following Russian composers, and influenced non-Russian composers including
Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, and Ottorino Respighi.
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| Rimsky-Korsakov's grave |
Thank
you.
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