The Mighty Five was not a band. It was a term invented in 1867 by the Russian music critic, Vladimir Stasov, to describe a circle of composers who typified the Russian spirit in music. The five were Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They tended to compose in a more deliberately Russian style than Piotr Tchaikovsky, who was composing at the same time or Mikhail Glinka, the first true Russian composer of symphonic music, who was the forebear of all the others. The group was variously known as The Five and The Mighty Handful.
The Five, or the Mighty Five, or the Mighty Handful, were a group of Russian composers who believed in using Russian folk music as the basis of their concert music. They were Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, Cesar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
César Cui Aleksandr Borodin Mily Balakirev Modest Mussorgsky Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
César Cui Aleksandr Borodin Mily Balakirev Modest Mussorgsky Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Modest Mussorgsky was a Russian composer known for his innovative musical style and his contributions to the Russian nationalist movement in music. He is famous for works such as "Pictures at an Exhibition" and the opera "Boris Godunov." Mussorgsky was part of a group of Russian composers known as "The Five," who sought to create a distinctly Russian style of classical music.
The five were:Mily BalakirevCésar CuiModest MussorgskyNikolai Rimsky-KorsakovAlexander BorodinAny other composers such as Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky are not considered one of the five.
the Russian Five.
The Russian Five or Mighty Handful consisted of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, M. Balakirev, A. Borodin, M. Mussorgsky, and C. Cui.
Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Alexander Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakiv and Modest Mussorgsky were all members of "The Five", aka "The Mighty Handful", "The Balakirev Circle", and "The New Russian School". They were composers who met in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1856-1870, with the aim of producing a specifically Russian kind of art music. Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer and the leader of "The Five". César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918) was a Russian composer and music critic, an army officer, and a teacher of fortifications. Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (1833 - 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer, doctor, and chemist. Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) was a Russian composer, teacher, an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, and Inspector of Naval Bands. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) was a Russian composer, pianist, and member of the Russian Imperial Guard.
This could refer to the 5 Kung Fu warriors or protectors of the area in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda. "The Five" was also a name used to refer to a group of Five Russian composers in the late 19th century: Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin
This could refer to the 5 Kung Fu warriors or protectors of the area in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda. "The Five" was also a name used to refer to a group of Five Russian composers in the late 19th century: Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin
Olivia - 2009 The Mighty Five was released on: USA: 26 December 2011
Five - band - was created in 1997.