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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Born March 18, 1844 Died June 21, 1908 (Age 64)Tikhvin, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire [now Leningrad Oblast, Russia]43 Credits
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his fifteen operas. Scheherazade is an example…
