Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer known for brilliantly orchestrated works drawing on Russian folklore and Eastern themes.
His operas and orchestral pieces—*Scheherazade*, *The Flight of the Bumblebee*, *Russian Easter Festival Overture*—remain concert staples.
As a teacher, he shaped a generation of Russian composers including Stravinsky.
Glass-enclosed plant room
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- ProkofievTwentieth-century Russian composer
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
Stravinsky · harmony · counterpoint · fugue · revision · editing · completion · manuscript
Traditional communal tune
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- St PetersburgRussian Baltic port city
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
legend · programmatic · epic
Scheherazade
Legendary endless storyteller
- Christmas EveDecember 24th observance
conservatory
Glass-enclosed plant room
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- ProkofievTwentieth-century Russian composer
Stravinsky · mentor · harmony · counterpoint · fugue · revision · editing · completion · manuscript · posthumous
folk melody
Traditional communal tune
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- St PetersburgRussian Baltic port city
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
fairy tale · legend · programmatic · epic
instrumentation
Design of measuring devices
brilliance · scoring · woodwinds · brass · strings · harp · celesta · transparency · layering · doublings
officer
Authority figure in uniform
circumnavigation · sea · maritime · uniform · sailor · ship · Atlantic · Pacific · duty · service
Rimsky-KorsakovJohn Cage
Prepared piano inventor
minimalism · austerity · Philip Glass · Johann Sebastian Bach
Rimsky-KorsakovJohannes Brahms
Johann Sebastian Bach · Felix Mendelssohn · Robert Schumann · Ludwig van Beethoven · French impressionism