Rimsky-Korsakov

Or Rim·ski-Kor·sa·kov,

[rim-skee-kawr-suh-kawf, -kof, ryeem-skyee-kawr-suh-kuhf]

noun

1. Nicolai Andreevich 1844–1908, Russian composer.

Rimsky-Korsakov

/ ˈrɪmskɪˈkɔːsəkɒf, ˈrimskijˈkɔrsəkəf /

noun

1. Nikolai Andreyevich (nikaˈlaj anˈdrjejɪvitʃ). 1844–1908, Russian composer; noted for such works as the orchestral suite Scheherazade (1888) and the opera Le Coq d'or (first performed in 1910)

Example Sentences

Composed without arias or set pieces, Dargomyzhsky’s score illuminates Pushkin’s words and paves the way for the truly Russian opera, however grander, of Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

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Even the greatest Russian composers - Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov - have all been eliminated from the theatre repertoire, about 40% of what the company used to perform.

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The standard Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement that Dudamel used is more flowered than the messy Mussorgsky original, but it is also more nuanced.

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"The first step was to read orchestration treatises from Rimsky-Korsakov or Berlioz and understand the rules I wanted to follow and to not follow and to break. It was a very humbling process, for sure."

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Bangalter read classic treatises on orchestration — the art of how to properly use the different instruments and balance them — by Berlioz and Rimsky-Korsakov.

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