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.
The Masters Collection
Music lesson book
Item no.: 585250
Dover Full Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 214908
Easy arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548948
from the Opera Tsar Saltan
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 492919
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 363009
Piano Large Works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 395092
Symphonic Suite
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 743887
Réduction pour clarinette et piano
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 329378
for: Accordion
Item no.: 469408
Symphonic Suite
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 759146
from "Scheherazade"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747168
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 472105
Suite Symphonique op. 35
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 605127
Paraphrase über den Hummelflug aus der Oper Zar Saltan von Rimskij-Korsakow
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197395
From the opera 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 209012
Sinfonische Suite
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 358858
for: Trombone, concert band
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 966670
for Brass Quintet and Organ
for: Blechbläserquintett und Orgel
Score, Parts
Item no.: 957228
Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 890016
Oper in 4 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 696688
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 296912
Reprint of the 1922 edition
Book
Item no.: 172615
Misc
for: Trumpet
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204342
Ovation Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 957875
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Marimba
Book
Item no.: 1106942
Ovation Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 958158
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1093162
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 1106839
The Masters Collection
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1689691
MusicWorks Grade 3
for: Concert band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 579436
MusicWorks Grade 3
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 803221
Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 891766
for: Oboe [cor anglais]
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204401
F
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035498
for clarinet and piano
for: Clarinet, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 630729
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 465160
Hindu Song
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733663
from the Opera "Sadko"
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 752519
for: Cello or Double Bass and Piano
Book
Item no.: 962987
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 995523
op. 42/3
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 759141
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 945684
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 900453
young symphonic band series
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 696809
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1136270
Fassungen 1 und 2
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344711
Music Minus One Piano Deluxe 2-CD Set
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1541508
The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library - Low Brass
for: Low Brass
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204428
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