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Also Known As Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Born June 1, 1804 • Russia
Died February 15, 1857 (aged 52) • Berlin • Prussia
Notable Works orchestra • “A Life for the Tsar” • “Festival Polonaise” • “Jota aragonesa” • “Kamarinskaya” • “Ruslan and Lyudmila” • “Summer Night in Madrid” • “Zapiski”
Movement / Style nationalistic music • Russia

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