The most prominent member of the so-called “Group of Five” was the Russian composer Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov (1844-1908). He drew not only from the wealth of Russian folk songs, sophisticated instrumentation and progressive western compositional models, but also from oriental elements and new, modern tonal brilliance. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at Scheherazade and many other brilliant compositions by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov today!
At the age of 27, Rimsky-Korsakov was already so famous and technically revered, that he became professor of composition and instrumentation at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. His students included Alexander Glazunov and Igor Stravinsky. It was not only his musical ideas which were way ahead of their time, but also his social and political views, especially his support of the 1905 revolution, and his public criticism of the Russian tsarist system. Rimsky-Korsakov’s greatest attribute was his truthful portrayal of Russian folk life, past and present, using well-developed instrumental, harmonic and dramatic methods.
The genre which most intrigued Rimsky-Korsakov was Opera. He composed a total of fifteen operas, mostly on historical and fairy tale themes. His symphonic works were also very successful, significant highlights however, are not his three symphonies, but his programme music (especially “Scheherazade” and “Capriccio Espagnol”). His Chamber Music and Art Song did not enjoy quite the same reception as his operatic or orchestral works, nor did his rather underrated Piano Concerto in C# Minor. The most popular composition by Rimsky-Korsakow is widely considered the infamous Flight of the Bumblebee, which is available in numerous instrumental arrangements.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1670169
on Serbian Themes
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198268
Carpe Diem Wood Wind Series
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 771023
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1092566
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 470559
for: 3 SAX (ATT/ATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 346123
op. 32
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 722553
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1203310
for: Trombone, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1138244
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1203076
String Attack
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 478914
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201382
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010724
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 899421
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105742
from "The Snow Maiden"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1688027
Kendor Archive Editions
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1162239
for: Oboe and Concert Band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1139753
Solo-Konzert
for: Brass Band and Trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144431
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249122
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 250067
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1539782
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 946215
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 956530
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 955727
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1017150
Buch
Item no.: 249851
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 132928
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1092397
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1145236
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132316
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 335216
for: 4 Marimba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 632229
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 350442
Klassik
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1590805
set of string parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212141
set of wind parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212025
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 358826
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817748
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1647344
for: 2 Bassoons and Piano
Book
Item no.: 166498
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 1020748
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1067395
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1009662
Overture
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749226
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