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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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'''Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov''' (1844 - 1908) was a [[Russian]] composer and professor. He is noted for his predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects. Rimsky-Korsakov , with [[Mili Balakirev]], [[Aleksandr Borodín]], [[Modest Músorgski ]] and [[César Cui ]] formed the grup group known as ''The Five'', or "The Mighty Handful". In 1868, he met [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]. Rimsky-Korsakov ''taught several students who achieved fame as composers, including [[Sergei Prokofiev]] and [[Igor Stravinsky]].''
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