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The Five, made up of composers Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, sought to produce a specifically Russian kind of art music, rather than one that imitated older European music or relied on European-style conservatory training.
The Five, also known as the Mighty Handful or The Mighty Five, were five prominent 19th-century Russian composers who worked together to create a distinct national style of classical music: Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin. They lived in Saint Petersburg and collaborated from 1856 to 1870.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Biography. Toggle Biography subsection. Early years. Mentored by Balakirev; time with The Five. Professorship, marriage, inspector of bands. Backlash and May Night. Belyayev circle. Increased contact with Tchaikovsky. Increasing conservatism; second creative drought. 1905 Revolution. Death.
May 29, 2018 · The Five [1], name of a group of late 19th-century Russian composers. They were Balakirev [2], the leader, Cui [3], Moussorgsky [4], Borodin [5], and Rimsky-Korsakov [6].
Jeremy Pound introduces the influential group of 19th-century Russian composers also known as The Five – or The Mighty Handful.
The Five, made up of composers Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, sought to produce a specifically Russian kind of art music, rather than one that imitated older European music or relied on European-style conservatory training.
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. He was a master of orchestration.
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