1. - MASTER ORCHESTRATOR - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

2. Who is this fine man? Russian composer  Capriccio Espagnol  Russian Easter Festival Overture  The Flight of the Bumblebees Member of “The Five”  An "authentically Russian” movement  “To create music that is closer to the native soil, than the classic academy”

3. Early Life March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908 Born in Tikhvin  100 miles east of Saint Petersburg Aristocratic family Started playing the piano at age 6 Started composing at age 10 Pursued a naval career

4. Life Continued Private lessons with Mily Balakirev Untrained musician; sought assistance from Tchaikovsky  Advised him to study  Homeschooled himself Looked down upon by fellow nationalists 110 works

5. His Works Believed in developing a nationalistic style of classical music  Employed Russian folk song and lore  Harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic elements  Orientalism Avoided traditional Western compositional methods Fantasia on Serbian Themes Ideas shifted after he began his homeschooling Appreciated and implemented non-Russian techniques Scheherazade

6. Work Cited "Basic Repertoire List - Rimsky-Korsakoff (Rimsky-Korsakov)." Classical Net. Web. 07 Nov. 2010.. "Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Classical Archives." Listen to Classical Music on Classical Archives: Home. Web. 06 Nov. 2010. http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/3231.html#tvf=tracks& tv=about "The Creative Legacy of N. Rimsky-Korsakov." Право и Интернет. Law & Internet Research (Russia). Информационное право, право телекоммуникаций, регулирование Интернета, информационных технологий и электронной коммерции, интеллектуальная собственность, художественная галерея. Cyberspase Law, Computer. Web. 07 Nov. 2010..