Rimsky-Korsakov

or Rim·ski-Kor·sa·kov, Rim·sky-Kor·sa·koff

[ rim-skee-kawr-suh-kawf, -kof; Russian ryeem-skyee-kawr-suh-kuhf ]

noun

1. Ni·co·lai An·dre·e·vich [nyi-k, uh, -, lahy, uhn-, drye, -yi-vyich], 1844–1908, Russian composer.

Rimsky-Korsakov

/ ˈrɪmskɪˈkɔːsəkɒf; ˈrimskijˈkɔrsəkəf /

noun

1. Rimsky-KorsakovNikolai Andreyevich18441908MRussianMUSIC: composer Nikolai Andreyevich (nikaˈlaj anˈdrjejɪvitʃ). 1844–1908, Russian composer; noted for such works as the orchestral suite Scheherazade (1888) and the opera Le Coq d'or (first performed in 1910)

Example Sentences

Composed without arias or set pieces, Dargomyzhsky’s score illuminates Pushkin’s words and paves the way for the truly Russian opera, however grander, of Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.

From Los Angeles Times

Even the greatest Russian composers - Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov - have all been eliminated from the theatre repertoire, about 40% of what the company used to perform.

From BBC

The standard Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement that Dudamel used is more flowered than the messy Mussorgsky original, but it is also more nuanced.

From Los Angeles Times

"The first step was to read orchestration treatises from Rimsky-Korsakov or Berlioz and understand the rules I wanted to follow and to not follow and to break. It was a very humbling process, for sure."

From BBC

Bangalter read classic treatises on orchestration — the art of how to properly use the different instruments and balance them — by Berlioz and Rimsky-Korsakov.

From New York Times