Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreievich (1844-1908)

Russian composer. He composed many operas and works for orchestra; he also wrote an influential text on orchestration. His opera The Golden Cockerel (1907) was a satirical attack on tyranny that was banned until 1909. He also completed works by other composers, for example, Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov (1868-69).

Works Opera several, including The Maid of Pskov (1873), The Snow Maiden (1882), Mozart and Salieri (1898), and The Golden Cockerel (1907).

Orchestral symphonic poem Sadko (1867), programme symphony Antar (1869), and the symphonic suite Shéhérazade (1888).