They met approximately between 1856-1870, in St. Petersburg, Russia. They likely met together more after that time, but officially wasn't "Five" anymore when Mussorgsky died.
In order of appearance: Balakirev and Cui began the group, and were joined one at a time by Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin. Balakirev was considered the leader of the group.
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.
In mid- to late-19th-century Russia, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and a group of composers known as The Five had differing opinions on the nature of classical Russian music, specifically whether it should follow Western or native compositional practices.
There are not many known Filipino composers from the Romantic Era. One known composer is Julià n Felipe who was born in 1861.
Well, to be brutally honest, there aren't any famous composers, i.e. any composers that wrote anything well-known, from Australia. None of the composers that have their own category on WikiAnswers are Australian, and there are so many Australian composers I couldn't possibly give you a list of all of them.
Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz are the two composers of the White Horse Inn operetta. They are the only two known composers that have worked on this particular operetta.
The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful, was a group of Russian nationalist composers in the 19th century who aimed to create a distinct Russian classical music style. They sought to incorporate elements of Russian folk music, folklore, and cultural themes into their compositions, moving away from Western European influences. Key members included Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin, who collectively emphasized national identity in their works. Their efforts helped lay the foundation for future Russian classical music.
As in musical composers? Some of the most famous were Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók, and Zoltán Kodály, but Hungary has had countless composers. Examples of some lesser known are Erno" Dohnányi and Ferenc Farkas.
John Williams is one the best known.
Charles Ives
Aaron Copland
The Russian Federal Space Agency is commonly known as Roscosmos. It was previously known as the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.
A Russian horseman is known as a 'Cossack'.