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Music β€Ί Composers β€Ί Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

1844 to 1908. A composer and music teacher.

Three facts about Rimsky-Korsakov

  1. As a boy he wanted to be a sailor. Later he sailed on a ship for almost three years.
  2. In Flight of the Bumblebee, a magic swan turns a prince into a bee. The music zooms up and down very fast, like buzzing wings.
  3. He taught at a big music school in Saint Petersburg for many years.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous music

Flight of the Bumblebee (1900). Hear famous pieces played by Peabody’s band on the listening maps.

Where Rimsky-Korsakov lived

Rimsky-Korsakov did their best-known work in Saint Petersburg, in Russia. 🌍 Fly there on the globe

Can you remember?

What does the swan turn the prince into?

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