Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 08

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five. He was noted for folk and fairy-tale subjects as well as his skill in orchestration. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are considered staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas.

For much of his life, Rimsky-Korsakov combined his compositional and educational careers with one in the Russian military—at first as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, then in the civilian rank of Inspector of Naval Bands. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote in his autobiography that he developed a passion for the ocean in childhood from reading books and hearing of his older brother's exploits in the navy.

Early Life:

Rimsky-Korsakov was born at Tikhvin, 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of Saint Petersburg, into an aristocratic family with a long line of military and naval service. He later recalled that both parents were slightly musical in nature; his mother played some piano, and his father was able to play a few songs on piano by ear. It is said that Rimsky-Korsakov inherited his mother’s tendency to play all music too slowly.He showed musical ability early; beginning at six, he took piano lessons from various local teachers and showed a talent for aural skills.[4] However, his initial music lessons were completed with questionable enthusiasm, partly because of lack of interest but also, he later wrote, because he played "badly, carelessly, and was poor at keeping time".

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