Was Rimsky-Korsakov Russian?

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, in full Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, (born March 6 [March 18, New Style], 1844, Tikhvin, near Novgorod, Russia—died June 8 [June 21], 1908, Lyubensk), Russian composer, teacher, and editor who was at his best in descriptive orchestrations suggesting a mood or a place.

What nationality was Rimsky-Korsakov?

Russian
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/Nationality

Who taught Rimsky-Korsakov?

Balakirev
While Rimsky-Korsakov’s style was based on those of Glinka, Balakirev, Hector Berlioz, and Franz Liszt, he “transmitted this style directly to two generations of Russian composers” and influenced non-Russian composers including Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas andOttorino Respighi.

What did Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov do for a living?

Rimsky-Korsakov’s techniques of composition and orchestration were further enriched by his exposure to the works of Richard Wagner . For much of his life, Rimsky-Korsakov combined his composition and teaching with a career in the Russian military—at first as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, then as the civilian Inspector of Naval Bands.

How old was Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov’s brother Voin?

Nikolai’s older brother Voin, 22 years his senior, became a well-known navigator and explorer and had a powerful influence on Nikolai’s life. He later recalled that his mother played the piano a little, and his father could play a few songs on the piano by ear.

Why did Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov write tableau Sadko?

He wrote that he developed a passion for the ocean in childhood from reading books and hearing of his older brother’s exploits in the navy. This love of the sea may have influenced him to write two of his best-known orchestral works, the musical tableau Sadko (not to be confused with his later opera of the same name) and Scheherazade.