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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. - MASTER ORCHESTRATOR -. 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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- MASTER ORCHESTRATOR -
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>.