- Fact 2 - Date of Birth: Rimsky-Korsakov was
born on March 18 1844
- Fact 3 - Place of Birth: Tikhvin
(near Saint Petersburg) in Russia
- Fact 4 - Full Name: Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov aka Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
- Fact 5 - Lifespan: 1844-1908
- Fact 6 - Name of mother and father:
His parents names were Andrey Rimsky-Korsakov and
Sofya Rimsky-Korsakov
- Fact 7 - Family background:
Wealthy, noble, aristocratic Russian family. His father was a
governor of the Volyn Province
- Fact 8 - At the time of his birth
his father was 60, his mother 42 and his brother was 22 years
old
- Fact 9 - Childhood and education:
Received music lessons at home togther with an excellent
education. As a child he wanted to follow his brother and become
a naval officer. Nikolai graduated with honors from the Sea
Cadet Corps (Naval College) in 1862
- Fact 10 - His interest in music
increased as he went to various operas and concerts
- Fact 11 - Rimsky-Korsakov was
widely travelled and during his naval career visited many
countries in Europe and the USA
- Fact 12 - Rimsky-Korsakov worked as
an inspector of naval bands and was then appointed director at
the Free Music School and composed during this time
- Fact 13 - Rimsky-Korsakov mentored
and taught composer
Stravinsky
- Fact 14 - Rimsky-Korsakov married Nadezhda Purgold and they
had 7 children
- Fact 15 - The best-known orchestral
music by Rimsky-Korsakov are Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian
Easter Festival Overture and the symphonic suite Scheherazade
- Fact 16 - Rimsky-Korsakov was one of "The Mighty Five" a
group of five Russian composers who wanted to establish a
nationalist school of music. "The Mighty Five" were
Borodin, Balakirev,
Cui, Mussogrsky and Rimsky-Korsakov
- Fact 17 - Date of Death:
Rimsky-Korsakov died on June 8, (or June 21) 1908 in Lyubensk,
Russia
- Fact 18 - His types of compositions and works included
operas, symphonies, orchestral works and songs
- Fact 18 - His music lives on and
the musical works of this famous composer and musician include the following:
- Scheherazade
Sadko
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden
Fevronia
Fantasy on Serbian Themes
The Maid of Pskov
May Night
The Golden Cockerel
Overture on Russian Themes
Symphony No. 3
Capriccio espagnol
Russian Easter Festival
|