Composer
Michael Glinka
Russian composer (1804–1857)
1804–1857
197 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1857
- Birthplace
- Novospasskoye
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Citizenship / historical state
- Russian Empire
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка, romanized: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857) 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.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Education
- St. Petersburg Noble Boarding School
- Genres
- opera; romance; symphonic music; chamber music
- Notable works
- Patrioticheskaya Pesnya; Ruslan and Lyudmila; Waltz-Fantasia; A Life for the Tsar
- Languages used
- Russian
- VIAF ID
- 56796256
- ISNI
- 0000000122804438
- GND ID
- 118695398
- Library of Congress ID
- n80070814
- MusicBrainz ID
- e539699a-5cb3-4f73-b60f-691b1499d0af
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, violin, Double Bass, Cello, Orchestra
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 40
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
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| Nocturne |
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| Polka |
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| Farewell Waltz |
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| Jota Aragonesa |
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| Viola Sonata |
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| Mazurka in A Minor |
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| Tarantella on a Russian Folksong |
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| 2. Nocturne | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Work & excerpts A Life for the Tsar | See work details | Check individual editions | View sheet music |
| Variations on Alabieff's Romance 'The Nightingale' |
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| Variations on a Theme from Donizetti's Opera 'Anna Bolena' |
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| The hour of my triumph is at hand | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| 5 French Contradanses |
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| Prayer | See work details |
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| Rondo Brillante |
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| Souvenir d'une Mazurka |
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| String Quartet |
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| Variations on a Russian Song |
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| Kamarinksaya |
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| 15. |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Capriccio on Russian Themes |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| 3 Fugues |
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| Galop |
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| Polka Enfantine |
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| var. bel- |
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| Ruslan And Ludmilla | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fugue in E-Flat Major |
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| Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture | See work details |
11 more instruments
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| 2. Souvenir d'une Mazurka | See work details |
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| Lied des Wanja | See work details |
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| Brothers, into the snow-storm | See work details |
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| Cotillon |
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| Finnish Song |
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| Initial Polka |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Las Mollares |
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| Complete Songs (Romances) |
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| Variations on a Scottish Theme |
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| Variations on a Theme from Cherubini's Opera 'Faniska' |
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| 2 Waltzes |
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| Variations On A Theme By Mozart | See work details |
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| Fugue In A Minor |
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| Tarantella | See work details |
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| Barcarolle | See work details |
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| 1. Ruslan's Aria | See work details |
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| Ah, you, my fate, my bitter fate | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Perun, give me a sword | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture - Score | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Trio Pathetique - Clarinet | See work details |
1 more instruments
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 56796256. Portrait: Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.