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: Trumpet, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244689
for: Trombone, guitar
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for: Bass trombone, guitar
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for: Soprano saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
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for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
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for: Horn (F), guitar
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for: Double bass, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301330
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301327
Bojarinja Wera Scheloga
Oper in einem Akt | English – Russian Libretto
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 660840
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 245463
Oper in 5 akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 563902
for: FL SOLO FL ENSEMBLE
Score, Parts
Item no.: 335907
for: Flute ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1329636
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951719
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 937723
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1203075
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1107169
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1107967
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014642
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Buch
Item no.: 187289
Music lesson book
Item no.: 819056
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865042
from: The Tale of Tsar Saltan
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723209
op. 34
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 722167
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1657329
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640148
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 150304
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 358924
for: 2 Clarinets and Piano
Book
Item no.: 166405
for: Timpani
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204329
for: Solo for Flute, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet or Cornet, Alto Trombone, Bass Trombone or Tuba & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607671
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272485
for: Bass trombone, piano
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for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: String orchestra
Sheet music
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for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1313083
for: Trumpet, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588263
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286158
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286157
The Nymph and Summer Night's Dream
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 760172
for: Oboe, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301375
for: bass clarinet, guitar
Sheet music
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for: Treble recorder, piano [organ]
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for: Tenor recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301363
for: Alto saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301356
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198171