Nikolai rimsky korsakov biography of abraham lincoln

Russian composer (–)

"Rimsky-Korsakov" redirects here. For other uses, see Rimsky-Korsakov (disambiguation).

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov^[a][b] (18 March – 21 June )^[c] was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five.^[d] He was a master of orchestration.

His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suiteScheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas.

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Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy-tale and folk subjects.

Rimsky-Korsakov believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music, as did his fellow composer Mily Balakirev and the critic Vladimir Stasov.

This style employed Russian folk song and lore along with exotic harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements in a practice known as musical oriental