Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (in Russian: Николай Андреевич Римский-Корсаков , .mw-parser-output. pronunciation> a {background: url ("// upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png")center left no-repeat; padding-left: 15px; font-size: smaller}>, ISO 9: Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov ), born on March 6, 1844 (March 18, 1844 in the Gregorian calendar) in Tikhvin and died the 8 days In 1908 (June 21, 1908 in the Gregorian calendar) in Lioubensk, was with Tchaikovsky one of the greatest Russian composers of the second half of the XIX century. He was part of the "Group of Five" and was professor of music, harmony and orchestration at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
He is particularly known and appreciated for his use of themes from folklore or fairy tales, as well as for his remarkable orchestration skills, which have often earned him the title of "magician of the orchestra" >>>. It had an important influence on most Russian and foreign composers from the end of the XIX century to the beginning of the XX > century. His most iconic works are Scheherazade, Spanish Capriccio, The Great Russian Passover, The Golden Rooster, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kaiser and Maiden Fevronia, and The Flight of the Drone.
British musicologist Gerald Abraham can be quoted from Rimsky-Korsakov's music: "He possesses a crystalline style, based on the use of the instrumental colors of each basic instrument, through a clearly defined framework, writing and orchestration from Glinka and Balakirev, Berlioz and Liszt. He passed on these ideas to two generations of Russian composers of Liadov, Glazunov, Miaskovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev, who were also his students, and his influence is evident, although less pronounced, in the orchestral music of Ravel, Debussy, Dukas and Respighi>. "
