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: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1684119
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684120
Dm
for: Bassoon, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589094
op. 39/2
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1582217
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554300
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553873
for: Oboe [cor anglais]
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204401
Hummelflug
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1209889
Book
Item no.: 1209853
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351130
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357399
Die sinfonische Dichtung von Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow zu '1001 Nacht'
Das musikalische Bilderbuch mit CD und zum Streamen
Illustrated book, CD
Item no.: 779500
(Scherzo) dall'opera "Lo Zar Saltan"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 774942
Carpe Diem Wood Wind Series
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 771024
Carpe Diem Wood Wind Series
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 771023
Carpe Diem Wood Wind Series
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 771025
Oper in 4 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 696688
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865042
from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 689276
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1670169
for: Orchestra
Music score
Item no.: 1203310
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1203311
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993772
Sadko
for: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357546
for Double Bass Quartett and Piano ad lib.
for: 4 double basses; piano ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 677069
from: The Tale of Tsar Saltan
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723209
Kendor Solo Series
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 912574
Kendor Solo Series
for: Eb Saxophone
Buch
Item no.: 912572
Glory!
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669438
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993990
Revised edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972454
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1203076
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1203075
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381055
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1202292
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1381939
From the Snow Maiden
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 805634
MusicWorks Grade 1
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 807428
Arranged for Brass Quintet by Brandon Ridenour
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1107169
from the Opera "The Night before Christmas"
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1000724
from the Opera "The Night before Christmas"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000321
für Orchester (Chor ad lib)
Studienpartitur (kyr)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345024
Prelude
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344825
Muzika Ensemble Music
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 583085
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1382397
Bearbeitungen aus „Das Märchen vom Zar Saltan“
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640075
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201382
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1201305