Glinka

[ gling-kuh; Russian glyeen-kuh ]

noun

1. Mi·kha·il I·va·no·vich [mi-kah-, eel, i-, vah, -n, uh, -vich, myi-, kh, uh-, yeel, ee-, vah, -n, uh, -vyich], 1803–57, Russian composer.

Glinka

/ ˈɡlinkə /

noun

1. GlinkaMikhail Ivanovich18031857MRussianMUSIC: composer Mikhail Ivanovich (mixaˈil iˈvanəvitʃ). 1803–57, Russian composer who pioneered the Russian national school of music. His works include the operas A Life for the Tsar (1836) and Russlan and Ludmilla (1842)

Example Sentences

Tchaikovsky was familiar with this style of orchestration from the operas of Meyerbeer and Glinka.

From Project Gutenberg

But these ripe and classic works will surpass everything we have heard since Glinka.

From Project Gutenberg

Thanks to his many-sidedness, this composer will not run the danger of being neglected abroad, as was the case with Glinka.

From Project Gutenberg

I can only say no one loves and appreciates Glinka more than I do.

From Project Gutenberg

Even Glinka's popularity had waned, and Dargomijsky and Balakirev were hardly more than names.

From Project Gutenberg