Rimsky-Korsakov and His World
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Rimsky-Korsakov and His World
By (Author) Marina Frolova-Walker
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th November 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Composers and songwriters
780.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
384
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
A rare look at the life and music of renowned Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov During his lifetime, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a composer whose work had great influence not only in his native Russia but also internationally. While he remains well-known in Russia-where many of his fifteen operas and various orchestral pieces
Reviews
"Rimskii-Korsakov and His World is to be welcomed not just for the many riches within it, but for its implicit call to continue the work of reconsidering the composer to whom it is so devoted."---Philip Ross Bullock, Slavonic and East European Review
Author Bio
Marina Frolova-Walker is professor of music history at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Clare College. Her books include Russian Music and Nationalism from Glinka to Stalin and Stalins Music Prize.
