Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (18 March 1844 – 21 June 1908) was one of five Russian composers known as The Five (along with Alexander Borodin and Modest Musorgsky), and was later a teacher of harmony and orchestration. He is particularly noted for a predilection for folk and fairy-tale subjects, and for his extraordinary skill in orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synesthesia.
