Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: {{lang|ru|??????? ????????? ???????-????????}}, Nikolaj Andreevi? Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolai, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 18, 1844–June 21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of classical music particularly noted for his fine orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synaesthesia. His most famous compositions are Flight of the Bumblebee and Scheherazade.

Literature

• Gerald Abraham: Rimsky-Korsakov (1949, ISBN 0781296234)
• Gerald Abraham: Rimsky-Korsakov: A Short Biography (1975, ISBN 0404145000)
• Vasilii Vasilevich Yastrebtsev: Reminiscences of Rimsky-Korsakov (1985, ISBN 023105260X)