Rimsky-Korsakov

American  

[rim-skee-kawr-suh-kawf, -kof, ryeem-skyee-kawr-suh-kuhf] / ˈrɪm skiˈkɔr səˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈryim skyiˈkɔr sə kəf /

Or Rimski-Korsakov,

noun

1. Nicolai Andreevich 1844–1908, Russian composer.

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Rimsky-Korsakov British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2023

"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."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

This newly awakened passion was buttressed by his longtime fascination with the dramatic structure of classical symphonies by Beethoven and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

And Scheherazade is also the title of a symphonic work by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

This was a technique he had learnt from his teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall