Glinka

[ gling-kuh; Russian glyeen-kuh ]

noun
  1. Mi·kha·il I·va·no·vich [mi-kah-eeli-vah-nuh-vich; Russian myi-khuh-yeelee-vah-nuh-vyich], /mɪ kɑˈil ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1803–57, Russian composer.

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Glinka

/ (Russian ˈɡlinkə) /


noun
  1. Mikhail Ivanovich (mixaˈil iˈvanəvitʃ). 1803–57, Russian composer who pioneered the Russian national school of music. His works include the operas A Life for the Tsar (1836) and Russlan and Ludmilla (1842)

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