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Rimsky-Korsakov

American  
[rim-skee-kawr-suh-kawf, -kof, ryeem-skyee-kawr-suh-kuhf] / ˈrɪm skiˈkɔr səˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈrjim skjiˈkɔr sə kəf /
Or Rimski-Korsakov,

noun

  1. Nicolai Andreevich 1844–1908, Russian composer.


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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Pushkin’s text eventually became the libretto that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov employed in his opera of the same name.

From Salon May 16, 2026

"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

And while she’s at it, if she feels this strongly about Rimsky-Korsakov, how about pitching one of his wondrous yet neglected operas to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2022

Thursday night’s concert opened with the “Suite From the Tale of Tsar Saltan,” a lively compilation from one of three operas Rimsky-Korsakov based on the writings of Alexander Pushkin.

From Washington Post May 13, 2022

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

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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