Mikhail Glinka
1804
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1857
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
genre: opera, romance, symphonic music, chamber music
country of citizenship: Russian Empire
languages spoken, written or signed: Russian
educated at: Лицейский Благородный пансион
occupation: composer
student of: Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn, John Field, Francesco Basili, Charles Meyer
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка, tr. Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil‿ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ‿ˈɡlʲinkə] ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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