Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which one sensory experience is perceived in more than one way by the body. There are numerous forms of synesthesia, all of which involve different combinations of sensory experiences. Grapheme-color synesthesia is the most common form, with 60% of synesthetes possessing this type. In grapheme-color synesthesia, symbols are perceived in different colors. For example, the letter “A” is commonly associated with the color red among synesthetes. A pop-out…

helping him write his first piano composition, ‘Indian Gallop’. When Prokofiev was nine years old, he wrote, ‘The Giant.’ At age 13 he went on to study at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he got the chance to study with Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. During the Russian Revolution, Prokofiev left Russia to begin his world tour. He began in England where he became famous as a concert pianist. He then moved on to Japan and America. He later left America because the audience…

The Unwritten Rules of a College Education Just because a student receives a four-year bachelor’s degree from a college or university does not mean that student received four years of a college education. College educations encompass much more learning than a minimum number of credit hours the school requires for students to graduate. Students who educate themselves outside of their classrooms culturally put themselves several steps ahead of those who spend all their time in their rooms playing…

Nationalism can be defined as a patriotic feeling, often to an excessive degree. It was an important political movement that arose during the 19th century. It became an issue of national identity where the people strived to abandon their status as subjects of a ruler in order to achieve the concept of a nation. “Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood” became the slogan and idea of liberalism. This idea that grew tremendously throughout the century was influenced by the French Revolution and the…

decided to leave to Paris in 1844. Other notable Russian Composers before 1917 include Anton Rubinstien who founded the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The Mighty Five included, Mily Balakirev, Cesar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin, and Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov. The Mighty Five produced a…