Rimsky Korsakov Research Paper

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Rimsky-Korsakov He was a russian composer he was in a group known as The Five. His best known orchestral composition Capriccio Espagnol the Russian Easter Festival Overture and the symphonic suite Scheherazade are staples of the classical music repertoire along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk subjects. Rimsky-Korsakov believed as did fellow composer Mily Balakirev and critic Vladimir Stasov in developing a nationalistic. Rimsky-Korsakov appreciated Western musical techniques after he became a professor of musical composition. He born March 6 and died June 8 Scheherazade (1888), Sadko(1898), and The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900), and the lake in The Legend

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