Michael Glinka

✶June 1, 1804

†February 15, 1857

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About their life

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music.

Russian composer (1804–1857)

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Biography from the article Michael Glinka on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.