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.
The Russian Five or Mighty Handful consisted of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, M. Balakirev, A. Borodin, M. Mussorgsky, and C. Cui.
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There are more Russian composers than people think! Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Khachaturian (more Armenian than Russian) and Nekrasov ought to be a start for you. More recently, there is Alexander Tcherepnin. Plus Cui, Borodin, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov.
Alexander Porfirievich Borodin.
a) Yes, as he used sujets from Russian history and tunes of Russian origin,b) no, since the Nationalistic avant-garde of the "Five" or the "Mighty Handful" (Balakirev, Cuj, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky) deemed him over-refined and intoxicated by western decadence. If anybody, they were Nationalists! Nazdorovye!
César Cui Aleksandr Borodin Mily Balakirev Modest Mussorgsky Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
César Cui Aleksandr Borodin Mily Balakirev Modest Mussorgsky Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
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 or Mighty Handful consisted of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, M. Balakirev, A. Borodin, M. Mussorgsky, and C. Cui.
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.
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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.
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
Alexander Borodin was born on November 12, 1833.
Alexander Borodin was born on November 12, 1833.
Alexander Borodin was born on November 12, 1833.