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Born: 18 March 1844, Tikhvin,
Russia
Died: 21 June 1908, Lyubensk, Russia
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
The man who was an officer in the
Russian
fleet, wrote different works, among which
a symphony
that indicated his amazing talent and wonderful
capability for orchestration
(acquired, among other sources, from Berlioz's
book "The Theory of Orchestration").
After several successful performances of his
pieces, he received a nomination as a composition professor in the St.
Peterburg Conservatory,
and in order to do well as a teacher, he taught himself harmony and voice-leading.
At the same time, he wrote pieces that were never published, and only his
"Spanish Caprice" ("Capriccio
espagnol"), which was broadly appreciated, marked his
becoming as a meaningful composer. He
became one of the Five composers, "the Mighty handful", the leading
group of 19th century Russian nationalist composers.
"Scheherazade",
that followed it, once again proved his ability in orchestration, which
he saw as a central component in a work, as well as the creation and usage
of exotic folk elements in his original music (Spanish
at first, and later Oriental). This symphonic
suite
is based on the tales the princess Sheherazade (as she is played by a violin)
told her master, the Caliph, in her effort to postpone the sentence of
death he had declared on her.
Wagner's
music had a vast influence on him, and he began writing many colorful operas,
such as "The Golden Cockerel",
his last opera, prohibited by the Russian censor, on account of the understated
mockery he made of the Tsar and nobility's regime.
Rimsky-Korsakov was very respected
as a teacher, and among his pupils was the young Stravinsky.
He was also involved in the completion, orchestration and editing of various
musical pieces, from the legacy of deceased Russian composers (such as
Glinka,
Borodin
("Prince Igor")
and Mussorgski
- "Boris Godunov").
As an expert in the subject, he also published
an important textbook about the theory of orchestration.
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He was serving on the sea
and
a teacher
He Lived in the
Romantic period
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