Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, teacher, and master orchestrator of the late Romantic period. His major works include Scheherazade, Capriccio espagnol, Russian Easter Festival Overture, and operas such as The Golden Cockerel. His orchestration treatise and teaching shaped later Russian composers deeply.

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