--- title: "4 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Quotes - Famous Composer" description: "Russian composer (1844–1908)... | Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accepted_thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-a_443118.jpg" --- # Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) Composer **4** quotes in **42** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a composer. ## Quick Facts About Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Born March 6, 1844 Died June 20, 1908 Profession Composer ## About Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian composer (1844–1908)... \| Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, a member of the group of composers known as The Five. His best-known orchestral compositions—Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are staples of the classical music repertoire, along ## Quotes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov > [Thus having been undeservedly accepted at the Conservatory as a professor, I soon became one of its best and possibly its very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-at-the-conservatory-as-a/) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accepted_thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-a_443118.jpg) > [Orchestration is part of the very soul of the work. A work is thought out in terms of the orchestra, certain tone-colors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/orchestration-is-part-of-the-very-soul-of-the-work-a-work-is-thought/) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [Birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/birth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_birth_orchestration-is-part-of-the-very-soul-o_725420.jpg) > [What terrible harm Wagner did by interspersing his pages of genius with harmonic and modulatory outrages to which both young and old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/what-terrible-harm-wagner-did-by-interspersing-his-pages-of-genius/) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accustomed_what-terrible-harm-wagner-did-by-intersp_982159.jpg) > [I had no idea of the historical evolution of the civilized world's music and had not realized that all modern music owes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/i-had-no-idea-of-the-historical-evolution-of-the-civilized-world-s/) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_bach_i-had-no-idea-of-the-historical-evolutio_2291620.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/#itemlist", "name": "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Thus having been undeservedly accepted at the Conservatory as a professor, I soon became one of its best and possibly its very best pupil, judging by the quantity and value of the information it gave me!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov/thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-at-the-conservatory-as-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accepted_thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-a_443118.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accepted_thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-a_443118.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/nikolai-rimsky-korsakov-70883_accepted_thus-having-been-undeservedly-accepted-a_443118.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thus having been undeservedly accepted at the Conservatory as a professor, I soon became one of its best and…” — Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Orchestration is part of the very soul of the work. 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